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I read it that way too. Maybe it should be of instead of for? Not a native speaker, just wondering.

• theEXTORTCIST 9y ago
  This is definitely a confusing sentence, especially for a non English speaker. You can reword the sentence and add something in front (e.g. "The researchers"). "The researchers are using psilocybin assisted group therapy for demoralization in long term AIDS survivors." AIDS surviors have "demoralization in them". The psilocybin assisted group therapy is being used for that demoralization.
  • brepl 9y ago
    > especially for a non English speaker If you don't speak English, every word will be confusing.
• hrnnnnnn 9y ago
  It's not the best-written title ever, but in general when you see "therapy for X" it means "therapy to cure X", rather than "therapy to cause X".
• wavefunction 9y ago
  You go through therapy for an issue.
• always_good 9y ago
  I'd change "for" to "to treat".
  • sova 9y ago
    Even "group therapy OF demoralization" would add clarity imho, for non-native speakers.
    • QuercusMax 9y ago
      That phrase doesn't mean anything to me, I've never heard some one talk about "therapy of depression"; it's always "therapy for" or "therapy to treat". (Native American English speaker here.)
      • fao_ 9y ago
        To me, a native-english speaker from Britain, it groups like: > (Psilocybin-assisted group therapy) for (demoralization) in (long-term AIDS survivors). The 'for' reads to me as 'to induce', rather than 'to treat'. Changing it to 'to treat' is MUCH easier to read imo
        • sova 9y ago
          How do you feel about "addressing"
          • fao_ 9y ago
            That too, would work.
      • sova 9y ago
        So you speak Navajo? Hehe just poking fun. "Therapy for the treatment of.." is much more common, yes.