10. Psychedelics in Psychiatry

We answer a listener’s question about the use of psychedelic drugs in psychiatry.

Mystical Experience Questionnaire (this links to a validation study; look in the appendices for the checklist)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5203697/

Albert Hoffman’s Book mentioned in the episode

LSD My Problem Child: Reflections on Sacred Drugs, Mysticism and Science

Other books you may find interesting:

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan

Psychedelic Psychiatry: LSD from Clinic to Campus

Submit your quesitons at www.callthepsychiatrists.com

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