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Psychedelic Psychiatry — A New Clinical Renaissance (Part 1 of 2)

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Erika Dyck -- Canada Research Chair in the History of Medicine

Fifty years after the turbulent 1960’s, LSD research is rebounding and we are in a new ‘psychedelic renaissance’. Professor Erika Dyck offers a unique perspective on LSD’s history and its current promise as a major weapon against mental illness.

Erika Dyck, Professor of History of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan,  is a new breed of researcher that is hoping to dispel some of the stigma around psychedelic drugs and the way they’re used in medicine

Links to Erika Dyck ~

Book – Psychedelic Psychiatry LSD from Clinic to Campus

Erika Dyck Profile Page

 

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Depression and the Magic Mushroom Treatment

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The psychedelic ingredient in "magic mushrooms", psilocybin, holds promise for millions suffering from untreatable depression

Berit Brogaard, neuroscientist and professor of philosophy at the University of Miami will be presenting an effective and natural antidepressant – psilocybin.  Psilocybin offers several advantages over conventional medications: namely,  instead of merely treating a patient’s physical illness, it also treats the their personal context.

Hopefully one day the current political hysteria towards psychedelics will lift  — thereby allowing governments worldwide to encourage acceptance and the necessary research towards natural, innovative mental health treatments like psilocybin. After all, the World Health Organization lists depression as the number one cause of disability.

Links to Topic and Berit Brogaard ~

Positive Effective of Magic Mushrooms on the Brain (Article by Berit Brogaard)

The Medical potential of Psychedelic Drugs (Article)

“The SuperhumanMind” and other books authored by Berit Brogaard

The Superhuman Mind Facebook Page

 

 

 

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