psychedelic drugs – A New Vision for Mental Health

Psychedelics and Mental Health: Rose Cartwright meets Sara Tai

Author: Editorial 28th March 2024 0 Comments

The producers of this podcast (part of the BBC’s One to One series) say: “In recent years there’s been a renaissance of interest in psychedelics in the West, on a scale not seen since the first wave of medical research in…
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audio, BBC, DMT, Ketamine, New Approaches, One to One, psilocybin, psychedelic drugs, Psychedelic-assisted therapy, Research, Rose Cartwright, Sara Tai

Psychedelics: The revolutionary drugs that could change your life – a guide from the expert

Author: Editorial 31st May 2023 0 Comments

This book has been written by Prof. David Nutt. The publishers say: “We are on the cusp of a major revolution in psychiatric medicine and neuroscience. After fifty years of prohibition, criminalisation and fear, science is finally showing us that psychedelics…
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ayahuasca, books, David Nutt, depression, Ketamine, LSD, magic mushrooms, MDMA, Neuropsychopharmacology, neuroscience, OCD, psilocybin, psychedelic drugs, PTSD

Relational Psychotherapy and Psychedelic Treatment

Author: Editorial 25th March 2022 0 Comments

This article by James Barnes and Saga Briggs appears on the Mind Foundation website. It begins: “Talking about changing one’s relationships is a common feature of therapy sessions. A direct change in one’s experience of relationships is a common feature of…
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I’ve experimented with psychedelic drugs to improve my mental health – don’t call me a ‘waster’

Author: Editorial 10th June 2021 0 Comments

In an article published in The Independent, Kiran Sidhu writes : “There’s a strength and a maturity in seeing things the way they are and not how you want them to be. MDMA and psychedelic therapy have been used as tools for…
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antidepressants, Awakn Life Sciences, Culture & Society, Kiran Sidhu, psychedelic drugs, The Independent

The Psychedelic Drug Trial

Author: Editorial 28th May 2021 0 Comments

This 1 hour documentary film is from BBC2. The makers say: “The Psychedelic Drug Trial has exclusive access to a ground-breaking new trial at Imperial College London. The trial sees, for the first time ever under controlled conditions, a psychedelic drug tested…
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Blue Dreams: The Science and the Story of the Drugs That Changed Our Minds

Author: Editorial 25th March 2021 0 Comments

This audio CD comes from Lauren Slater. The publishers say: “The explosive story of the discovery and development of psychiatric medications, as well as the science and the people behind their invention, told by a riveting writer and psychologist who shares her…
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antidepressants, audio, history of psychiatry, Lauren Slater, placebo effect, Prozac, psychedelic drugs, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry, psychotropic drugs

Psychedelic therapy could ‘reset’ depressed brain

Author: Editorial 18th March 2021 0 Comments

Rachel Schraer reports for the BBC: “A powerful hallucinogenic drug known for its part in shamanic rituals is being trialled as a potential cure for depression for the first time. Participants will be given the drug DMT, followed by talking therapy….
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ayahuasca, BBC, Carol Routledge, depression, DMT, psychedelic drugs, Psychedelic-assisted therapy, Rachel Schraer, Research, Small Pharma

How will psychiatrists administer psychedelic treatments?

Author: Editorial 11th February 2021 0 Comments

This article has been written (within an American context) by Derek Beres and published on the Big Think website. It begins: “Psychedelic therapy is imminent. Within six years, the market for this new wave of therapeutics is predicted to reach nearly $7 billion . With advocates and…
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Emotional breakthrough and psychedelics: Validation of the Emotional Breakthrough Inventory

Author: Editorial 2nd March 2020 0 Comments

“Emotional breakthrough is an important and distinct component of the acute psychedelic experience that appears to be a key mediator of subsequent longer-term psychological changes.” Researchers at Imperial College London have carried out research showing that emotional breakthroughs – as measured…
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emotion-focused care

catharsis, Eline Haijen, Emotional Breakthrough Inventory, emotions, Kelvin Idialu-Ikato, Leor Roseman, Mendel Kaelen, psychedelic drugs, Research, Rosalind Watts R

Magic Medicine

Author: Editorial 4th October 2019 0 Comments

Can magic mushrooms cure depression? The film’s website says: “Over 4 years, filmmaker Monty Wates was given exclusive access to the first ever medical trial to give psilocybin (the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms) to a group of volunteers suffering…
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Centre for Psychedelics Research, depression, documentary film, magic mushrooms, Monty Wates, psilocybin, psychedelic drugs, videos