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Podcast: The Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health Podcast
Episode: Can Psychedelics Cure Mental Illness? | Being Health Founder Dr. Allie Sharma
Description: In this episode, Dr. Allie Sharma shares her expertise on the fascinating topic of using ketamine infusion therapy and other psychedelic treatments to treat mental health conditions.As an experienced psychiatrist and the co-founder of Being Health, Dr. Sharma explains how ketamine, a well-established anesthetic medicine, has shown remarkable promise in treating treatment-resistant depression. Dr. Sharma provides a comprehensive walkthrough of a ketamine therapy session, from the preparation phase to the infusion itself, what it's like for the patient, and the crucial integration sessions that follow.We also explore...