Psychedelics and Mental Health

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Dr Susan Rossell is a Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry at Swinburne University, Melbourne. She has published over 390 peer-reviewed papers and it's currently running Australia's largest clinical trial examining whether psilocybin assisted psychotherapy is effective for the treatment of treatment resistant depression. The TGA recently moved two psychedelic drugs from Schedule 9, Prohibited Substances to Schedule 8, Controlled Medicines with specific indications for treatment resistant depression and PTSD. Dr Rossell: "I think physiologically, so in terms of our actual physical health, I think we're pretty sad"

Episode #255. Have you ever wondered about the power of psychedelics in treating mental health conditions? Join me as I sit down with Professor Susan Rossell to examine what the research says on psilocybin and MDMA and whether these revolutionary interventions can assist in the treatment of depression, eating disorders, PTSD, and more.

Specifically, we discuss:

Intro (00:00)
Dr. Susan Rossell on mental health research (02:40)
The history of psychedelics (11:53)
Concerns over the safety of psilocybin and MDMA (18:31)
Feasibility concerns for the rollout of psilocybin and MDMA (21:54)
Effects of psilocybin (35:52)
Psilocybin, SSRIs, and psychotherapy (44:35)
Microdosing psilocybin (56:12)
Ketamine vs psilocybin (58:00)
MDMA for PTSD and recreational use (1:02:03)
Future of psilocybin and MDMA and their decriminalization (1:11:00)
Mental health advice (1:21:43)
Outro (1:25:23)

To learn more about Professor Susan Rossell, you can do so on her Swinburne University profile. Connect with Professor Rossell on Twitter, LinkedIn, or via email.

Enjoy, friends.

Simon

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