DELIX EDUCATIONAL

Áreas de Investigação

Research Interests

Addiction recovery, psychotherapy, neuropsychology, digital health and responsible psychedelic science.

Bernardo de Araujo e Souza's research interests focus on mental health, substance use disorders, long-term recovery, psychotherapy, neuropsychology, spirituality, digital monitoring and cross-cultural collaboration.

His objective is to contribute to ethical projects developed with qualified academic, medical and research institutions.

Substance Use Disorders and Recovery

Potential research themes include treatment adherence, craving, relapse, long-term recovery, identity reconstruction, family reintegration, social functioning and quality of life.

  • ✦ Predictors of relapse
  • ✦ Treatment retention
  • ✦ Craving
  • ✦ Recovery trajectories
  • ✦ Family reintegration
  • ✦ Social reintegration
  • ✦ Quality of life
  • ✦ Long-term outcomes
Addiction Recovery Experience

Therapeutic Communities and Community-Based Care

Therapeutic communities and mental health organizations may provide valuable settings for longitudinal research.

Potential studies may examine treatment retention, mental health, relapse, family participation, social support, spirituality and outcomes after discharge.

Any study must protect participant autonomy, avoid coercion and follow ethical standards.

Psychotherapy Research

Research interests include therapeutic alliance, emotional processing, psychological flexibility, identity reconstruction, relapse prevention, meaning and long-term psychological change.

Psychotherapy and Clinical Approach

Neuropsychology and Behavioral Change

Research interests include attention, memory, executive functioning, emotional regulation, cognitive flexibility, decision-making, habit formation and behavioral change.

Attention

Sustained, selective and divided attention in individuals with substance use disorders.

Executive Functioning

Planning, inhibition, working memory and cognitive control in recovery contexts.

Emotional Regulation

Identification, processing and adaptive management of emotional states.

Cognitive Flexibility

Capacity to adapt thinking and behavior in response to changing demands.

Decision-Making

Risk assessment, impulsivity and value-based decision processes in addiction and recovery.

Habit Formation

Neurological and behavioral mechanisms underlying compulsive patterns and their modification.

Psychedelic Science

Bernardo is interested in responsible research involving preparation, psychological support, integration, safety, addiction recovery and long-term outcomes.

Potential themes include psychological mechanisms, therapeutic alliance, emotional regulation, mystical-type experiences, spirituality, cross-cultural differences and risk reduction.

Notice: Any interventional research involving psychedelic substances would require qualified medical and academic leadership, ethical approval, regulatory authorization and appropriate infrastructure.

Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy

Spirituality, Meaning and Recovery

Bernardo is interested in the role of meaning, values, belonging, spirituality and life purpose in mental health and addiction recovery.

These areas should be studied through validated psychological, cultural and qualitative methods.

Spirituality should not replace medical or psychological care.

Digital Monitoring and Longitudinal Follow-Up

Digital tools may support self-reporting, participant engagement and long-term monitoring.

Potential areas include mood, anxiety, sleep, craving, treatment adherence, quality of life and relapse-risk indicators.

Digital systems should support, not replace, professional care.

Cross-Cultural and International Research

Brazil should be recognized as an active scientific contributor.

Brazilian professionals and institutions should participate in study design, implementation, interpretation, authorship and dissemination.

Brazilian Observatory for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery

A central objective is the proposed development of a longitudinal, non-interventional research platform involving adults receiving care through therapeutic communities and mental health organizations.

Scientific Concept Note

Proposed Pilot Study

The proposed pilot would follow adult participants from admission through treatment and, whenever feasible, after discharge.

It would not involve experimental administration of psychedelic substances.

Pilot Study Executive Summary

Research Principles

  • ✦ Scientific integrity
  • ✦ Participant autonomy
  • ✦ Informed consent
  • ✦ Protection of vulnerable populations
  • ✦ Ethical review
  • ✦ Regulatory compliance
  • ✦ Data protection
  • ✦ Cultural sensitivity
  • ✦ No promises of cure
Ethics and Professional Principles

International Research Collaboration

PSICODELIX welcomes dialogue with universities, hospitals, research groups, foundations and public institutions interested in addiction recovery, psychotherapy, neuropsychology, digital health, community mental health and responsible psychedelic science.