E09 - Psychedelics in Psychiatry

<p>First, Dr. Marusak talks with two black women therapists who specialize in psychedelic psychotherapy: Jamilah George (@MilahSingz), a Clinical Psychology PhD student, and Sara Reed (@minds_health), a licensed Marriage and Family therapist and CEO of a mental health technology company called Minds iHealth Solutions. Then, she talks with Dr. Jessica Maples, a researcher at Emory University who specializes in exposure-based treatments for PTSD, including psychedelic augmentation of psychotherapy such as MDMA and psilocybin. For a video version of this episode, visit our BrainSTEMpodcast Youtube channel: <a href="// Youtube channel” ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcJA47yll5ffIZ_xZgXqPiw/featured</a>.</p> <p>Interested in learning more about psychedelics and psychedelic research? <a href="// The Shadows you Won’t Face” ">https://medium.com/north-star/the-shadows-you-wont-face-dd586fa57716</a>. <a href="// Who will benefit from psychedelic medicine?” ">https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2020/09/21/psychedelic-medicine-will-it-be-accessible-to-all/</a>. <a href="// Ketamine therapy through a culturally responsible lens” ">https://psychedelicstoday.com/2020/09/01/sara-reed-ketamine-therapy-through-a-culturally-responsible-lens/</a>. <a href="// Psilocybin therapy for depression” ">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212144719301218?via%3Dihub </a>. <a href="// Minds iHealth Solutions” ">https://www.mindsihealth.com/</a>. <a href="// Current and psychedelic therapy – stories from 3 black women therapists” ">https://akjournals.com/view/journals/2054/4/3/article-p125.xml </a>. <a href="// The psychedelic renaissance and the limitations of a White-dominant medical framework: A call for indigenous and ethnic minority inclusion” ">https://akjournals.com/view/journals/2054/4/1/article-p4.xml</a>. <a href="// Dr. Valentina Wasson: Questioning what we think we know about the foundations of psychedelic science” ">https://akjournals.com/view/journals/2054/4/3/article-p146.xml</a>. T