Positive psychology & psychedelics: possible synergies

PHP's very own Dr James Hawkins gave a talk on Positive Psychology & Psychedelics: Possible Synergies last week. The freely downloadable 50-plus slides give the gist of the talk. Probably most 'cutting edge' is the discussion of recent non-psychedelic, highly successful Positive Psychology interventions for depression & anxiety sufferers using Positive Affect Treatment and then arguing that, just as MDMA-assisted approaches can turbo-charge standard trauma treatments, so different styles of MDMA-assisted approaches can turbo-charge savouring/compassion/gratitude positive affect treatments. You heard it here first! And seriously this is territory that is ripe for exploration as illustrated by developing research interest from major figures like Paul Gilbert & compassion focused approaches and Sonja Lyubomirsky & positive interpersonal functioning.

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