The Science of Psychedelics with Dr. Alan Davis (Part 1)
Life, Death & The Space Between with Dr. Amy Robbins
Dr. Amy Robbins
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🗓️ 26 September 2019
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
A whole episode on psychedelics and the research behind them - Dr. Alan K Davis is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at The Ohio State University and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Psychedelic Research Unit at Johns Hopkins University.
Psychedelic research focuses on clinical trials with psilocybin for people with depression and exploring psychological mechanisms by which psilocybin improves mental health and functioning.
With Dr. Alan Davis, we discussed…
- The new wave of scientific research on psilocybinÂ
- Background on this research starting in the 60s and 70s and then coming to a screeching halt.
- The difference between MDMA, Ketamine, Psilocybin, and 5-MeO-DMT
- How certain drugs affect specific areas of the brain and why some are better used to treat different psychiatric disorders
- The components of a mystical experience
This is part one of a two-part episode that will be concluded on Monday. In the meantime, dive into this introduction and leave a review on iTunes if you like this episode.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, and welcome to life, death, and the space between. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm your host, Dr. Amy Robbins. |
| 0:09.3 | I'm a licensed clinical psychologist and medium, and we explore life, death, consciousness, and what it all means. |
| 0:18.8 | Today, I have Alan K. Davis on the show for a two-part series on psychedelics. |
| 0:25.4 | Dr. Alan K. Davis is an assistant professor of social work at the Ohio State University, which I have |
| 0:32.6 | to say is very hard for me to even say, I choked on it the first time, and an adjunct assistant professor |
| 0:41.3 | in the Psychedelic Research Unit at Johns Hopkins University. |
| 0:46.3 | Dr. Davis's clinical experience includes working with people diagnosed with trauma-based psychological |
| 0:52.5 | problems such as addiction, PTSD, depression, and anxiety. |
| 0:58.0 | His clinical expertise includes providing evidence-based treatments such as motivational interviewing, |
| 1:05.3 | cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy. Consistent with his |
| 1:14.0 | clinical interests, his research interests and expertise focus on contributing to the knowledge of |
| 1:19.2 | and ability to help those suffering with substance use and mental health problems, |
| 1:24.1 | understanding how to improve clinical outcomes through examining new treatments, and developing ways to conceptualize substance use and mental health problems through a strength-based approach. |
| 1:35.3 | Psychedelic research focuses on clinical trials with psilocybin for people with depression and exploring psychological mechanisms by which psilocybin improves mental health and functioning. |
| 1:48.4 | Upcoming studies include exploring the use of short-acting psychedelics in laboratory and naturalistic settings |
| 1:55.1 | with assessing the application of psychedelics in vulnerable populations, |
| 2:00.5 | including people of color who have experienced |
| 2:02.9 | racial trauma and native Spanish speaking individuals. Wow, that was a mouthful. But I'm so excited |
| 2:10.7 | to have you on because I've been following some of the research on psychedelics and I'm just |
| 2:15.9 | fascinated by it. So I'm excited to have |
| 2:18.5 | sort of my own opportunity to ask an expert all the questions that I have. So welcome today. |
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