Imperial College London
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Professor Robin Carhart-Harris

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences

Visiting Professor
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 7992r.carhart-harris

 
 
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Assistant

 

Miss Bruna Cunha +44 (0)20 7594 7992

 
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Location

 

Burlington DanesHammersmith Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

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@article{Kaelen:2018:10.1007/s00213-017-4820-5,
author = {Kaelen, M and Giribaldi, B and Raine, J and Evans, L and Timmerman, C and Rodriguez, N and Roseman, L and Feilding, A and Nutt, D and Carhart-Harris, R},
doi = {10.1007/s00213-017-4820-5},
journal = {PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY},
pages = {505--519},
title = {The hidden therapist: evidence for a central role of music in psychedelic therapy},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00213-017-4820-5},
volume = {235},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - RationaleRecent studies have supported the safety and efficacy of psychedelic therapy for mood disorders and addiction. Music is considered an important component in the treatment model, but little empirical research has been done to examine the magnitude and nature of its therapeutic role.ObjectivesThe present study assessed the influence of music on the acute experience and clinical outcomes of psychedelic therapy.MethodsSemi-structured interviews inquired about the different ways in which music influenced the experience of 19 patients undergoing psychedelic therapy with psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was applied to the interview data to identify salient themes. In addition, ratings were given for each patient for the extent to which they expressed “liking,” “resonance” (the music being experienced as “harmonious” with the emotional state of the listener), and “openness” (acceptance of the music-evoked experience).ResultsAnalyses of the interviews revealed that the music had both “welcome” and “unwelcome” influences on patients’ subjective experiences. Welcome influences included the evocation of personally meaningful and therapeutically useful emotion and mental imagery, a sense of guidance, openness, and the promotion of calm and a sense of safety. Conversely, unwelcome influences included the evocation of unpleasant emotion and imagery, a sense of being misguided and resistance. Correlation analyses showed that patients’ experience of the music was associated with the occurrence of “mystical experiences” and “insightfulness.” Crucially, the nature of the music experience was significantly predictive of reductions in depression 1 week after psilocybin, whereas general drug intensity was not.ConclusionsThis study indicates that music plays a central therapeutic function in psychedelic therapy.
AU  - Kaelen,M
AU  - Giribaldi,B
AU  - Raine,J
AU  - Evans,L
AU  - Timmerman,C
AU  - Rodriguez,N
AU  - Roseman,L
AU  - Feilding,A
AU  - Nutt,D
AU  - Carhart-Harris,R
DO  - 10.1007/s00213-017-4820-5
EP  - 519
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 0033-3158
SP  - 505
TI  - The hidden therapist: evidence for a central role of music in psychedelic therapy
T2  - PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00213-017-4820-5
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000425108500013&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/58714
VL  - 235
ER  -
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