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Podcast: Behind The Shield
Episode: Dr Ben Sessa II (The Psychedelic Renaissance, MDMA Assisted Psychotherapy and Healing The Mental Health Crisis) - Episode 1140
Description: Dr Ben Sessa is a psychiatrist, author and one of the world’s leading researchers into the potential benefits of psychedelic drugs in a clinical or therapeutic setting. In this second conversation, we discuss the success of MDMA assisted psychotherapy, the psychedelic renaissance, British knife crime, the fiscal benefits of preventative healthcare and so much more.As a medical doctor, Dr Sessa provides psychiatric consultation through Bristol-based Mandala Therapy Limited, while his research focuses on psychopharmacology research with psychedelic medicines and MDMA therapy for mental disorders.Dr Sessa is also a co-founder and chair of th...