Max Wolff

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Happy to share this new paper that came out today: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02698811241249698

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Did you know that @mind_europe awards scholarships (up to 100% discount on course fees) to promote access to its APT psychedelic therapy training program? Apply now for upcoming courses in March (in German) or Nov 2025 (in English). https://mind-foundation.org/augmented-psychotherapy-training/scholarships

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It’s here. Readers asked me to expand my last book that debunked Bessel van der Kolk’s book The Body Keep The Score. I tripled the size and number of claims debunked by covering his false claims about treatment and related issues. Available as paperback or eBook on Amazon.

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Why do anesthetics drugs get approved easily, even though treatment outcomes are hopelessly 'confounded' by surgery & functional unblinding is inevitable when testing them against placebo? Because drug developers & regulators acknowledge that these are *tools*, not treatments. https://x.com/Josh__Hardman/status/1851989465629163681

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Psykologi ja psykoterapeutti Max Wolffin luento “Psychedelic therapy is psychotherapy: connecting the dots between two fields that belong together” Psykedeelit 2023 -konferenssista Youtube-kanavallamme: https://youtu.be/5sYyP3EkERA Kaikki luennot: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsI3jWPPZwQfdbGnP04_q8wntUXJF1aau

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I wrote a this short piece to inform about the APT Network, the evolving international community of mental health professionals who participate in, or have completed, @mind_europe's Augmented Psychotherapy Training (APT): https://mind-foundation.org/blog/the-apt-network

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https://x.com/EvensRicarda/status/1850083946521882898 Imporant survey on traumatic and otherwise trauma-related experiences, led by @EvensRicarda who also runs a psychotherapy service for people with post-psychedelic difficulties at @HumboldtUni.

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Another disturbing example of psychedelic exceptionalism is that since Twitter was turned into this hellhole here, while the relevant adjacent fields begin to thrive on Bluesky, the psychedelic research community has largely moved to LinkedIn, of all places...

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Interested in psychedelic-augmented psychotherapy? A limited number of spots is still available in @mindeurope 's upcoming APT course for health professionals. Please feel free to reach out with questions. https://mind-foundation.org/augmented-psychotherapy-training

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The scalpel is an essential surgical tool. Without it, surgery as we know it would be impossible. Its application is even the "main active principle" of many surgical treatments. Yet it would be ridiculous to refer to these treatments as "scalpel with surgical support".

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More evidence for "learning to let go": https://nature.com/articles/s41598-024-75595-8

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New paper/comment led by 💪 Psychedelic Therapy - Refining the Claim of a Paradigm Shift https://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09540261.2024.2410853

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Have you ever had a psychedelic experience without (immediate) prior use of psychedelics? Regardless of whether you would describe that experience as a "flashback" or something else, please take part in this brief online survey: https://psychedelicflashbacksurvey.info https://x.com/EvensRicarda/status/1840782519303582150

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Spent two nights in Basel, where Albert Hofmann discovered LSD, to discuss with the honorable Swiss Physicians Society for Psycholytic Therapy (SÄPT) another pivotal discovery made in this peculiarly progressive country: Klaus Grawe's 'general change mechanisms' of psychotherapy.

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The irony with that "objection" is of course that—yes—knowing you are getting real therapy (and having positive beliefs about it) is indeed an important mechanism of psychotherapy. This applies especially to reducing demoralization, which is crucial when it comes to suicidality.

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Psychotherapy reduces suicidality, according to this important new meta-analysis. Have these results already been dismissed because psychotherapy studies cannot be blinded? Like, what if people only didn't kill themselves because they *knew* they were getting real therapy?https://x.com/JAMAPsych/status/1838971752401031261

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Important considerations - from an American perspective. In contrast, more functional health care systems that already aim to provide psychotherapy to those who need it (60+ sessions is pretty standard in German public insurance) will more easily adopt psychedelic augmentation. https://x.com/diterpene/status/1838648966734303467

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12 essential competencies of psychedelic therapists. This is @mind_europe 's Augmented Psychotherapy Training (APT) in a nutshell. Strictly no-nonsense, professional, and research-informed. At the same time open-minded and deeply experiential. Learn more: http://mind-foundation.org/apt

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New paper shows relaxation during psychedelic experience predicts reduced depression. This points to "learning to let go" as a therapeutic mechanism (but acceptance was not measured). Also, the potential value of preparatory relaxation exercises—yoga? PMR? https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/02698811241278873

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