Facing Life’s End: Understanding death anxiety and spiritual wellbeing

PROGRAMME

The Big Trip: how psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy may alleviate existential distress at end of life

Dr Margaret Ross

Having recently completed a phase IIb clinical trial investigating psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of depression and anxiety in terminally ill patients, Dr Ross will discuss clinical observations, cautions and potential for PAP treatment for palliative patients suffering existential distress.  Dr Ross will also reflect on the unique potential for PAP to facilitate profound spiritual experiences for the dying patient, helping them transcend the fear of death.

Self-assessment in Spiritual Care: a case study of an empty room

Professor Piret Paal