A new day for psychedelic research
- Season: Season 3
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- Featuring: Sean Collins, Ira Byock M.D. FAAHPM, & Bill Richards Ph.D.
The therapeutic use of psychedelics Dr. Bill Richards has been researching the therapeutic uses of psychedelic substances for 60 years and he believes there's a legitimate role for them in the treatment of depression, anxiety, and interpersonal withdrawal. He believes these substances behave in a novel way among psychiatric medications: it's the memory of an experience that's therapeutic and that you carry with you. You don't have to keep taking medication every day to have the effect. You experience something so profound, that it changes your whole concept of who you are.
Dr. Bill Richards has been researching the therapeutic uses of psychedelic substances for 60 years and he believes there's a legitimate role for them in the treatment of depression, anxiety, and interpersonal withdrawal. He believes these substances behave in a novel way among psychiatric medications: it's the memory of an experience that's therapeutic and that you carry with you. You don't have to keep taking medication every day to have the effect. You experience something so profound, that it changes your whole concept of who you are.
Research Psychologist
Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Md.
author: Sacred Knowledge: Psychedelics and Religious Experiences
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Founder/Senior Vice President for Strategic Innovation
Providence Institute for Human Caring
Missoula, Mont.
author: The Four Things That Matter Most and The Best Care Possible
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CONTRIBUTORS
- Ira Byock MD
- Bill Richards PhD
- Seán Collins
KEYWORDS
- lsd
- depression
- anxiety
- psilocybin
- psychedelics