Psychedelic therapy: Will it be a game changer for mental health treatment? with Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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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 from Speaking of Psychology by filling out our 2023 Audience Survey. For transcripts, links and more information, please visit the Speaking of Psychology Homepage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:24.0	Now, on to the episode.
0:29.0	We first talked about psychedelic therapy on this podcast three years ago.
0:33.9	Since then, interest in psychedelics has skyrocketed.
0:37.3	Two states, Oregon and Colorado, have voted to legalize psilocybin use by adults.
0:42.3	And just last month, Australia became the first country in the world to recognize psychedelics as medicines.
0:48.3	Doctors there will be able to prescribe psilocybin for depression and MDMA, popularly known as Ecstasy or Mali, for
0:57.3	post-traumatic stress disorder.
0:59.7	Meanwhile, researchers are studying psychedelic treatments for anxiety, addiction, and other
1:04.1	behavioral health disorders.
1:06.5	So how did these drugs go from being a symbol of the 1960s counterculture to being touted as among
1:11.6	the newest, most promising mental health treatments?
1:15.2	And does the research back up the hype?
1:17.6	How do psychedelics work in the brain?
1:20.0	What have scientists found out about the types of mental health problems they can treat?
1:25.0	What's the legal status of these drugs?
1:27.2	Are they likely to be approved as medications
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