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Podcast: Speaking of Psychology
Episode: Psychedelic therapy: Will it be a game changer for mental health treatment? with Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD
Description: In just a few years, psychedelics have gone from being a symbol of the 1960s counterculture to being touted as highly promising mental health treatments. Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD, of Johns Hopkins University, talks about whether the research backs up the hype; the state of psychedelic therapy research for PTSD, depression, addiction and other mental health disorders; how psychedelics work in the brain and mind; and whether psychedelic treatments are likely to be approved in the U.S. any time soon. Please help us know more about you and what you would like to hear more of...