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459: How Psychedelics Are Transforming Mental Health by Healing Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, and More | Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD

The Genius Life

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Psychedelics vs SSRIs: A Deep Dive

This chapter explores the contrasting roles of SSRIs and psychedelics in mental health treatment. It examines how SSRIs provide stress buffering while dulled emotional experiences, whereas psychedelics foster self-revelation and emotional processing with proper support. The chapter further highlights the challenges in research methodologies for psychedelic therapies and the implications for the future of mental health treatment.

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