HORIZONS NYC- PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHEDELICS - DAY 1- PART III- (Saturday, October 7, 2017 Conference at The Cooper Union Great Hall, NY)

HORIZONS NYC- PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHEDELICS - DAY 1- PART III- (Saturday, October 7, 2017 Conference at The Cooper Union Great Hall, NY)

"What Psychedelic Therapists Don't Talk About and Why: The Case for Research on First-hand Experience with Psychedelics"

• Elizabeth M. Nielson, P.h.D.

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My Synopsis:

The FDA approval for Psilocybin and MDMA for therapeutic use is probably soon to come. There is currently no published studies on experimental psychedelic research on how personal use of psychedelics by researchers and clinicians may affect therapeutic outcomes. This was a contributing factor for cessation of psychedelic research in 1970's. It is the skeleton in the closet of psychedelic therapists then as well as now. Her talk addressed how this confound in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy has need to be researched as well as discussed to further resolve this barrier for future endeavors. Dr. Nielsen went on to share findings from psilocybin-assisted treatments on alcohol dependence and also on MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD trials at NYU. This included interview studies of psilocybin therapists working in academic settings and alcohol trial participants. Dr. Nielsen is a private practice clinician pursuing evidence-based addiction treatments as well as harm reduction. I wasn't aware of this topic before I listened to this talk.

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https://www.psymposia.com/

https://czeps.org/en/

https://www.newschool.edu/nssr/

https://www.stichtingopen.nl/endogenous-hallucinogenic-trace-amine-nn-dimethyltryptamine-meets-sigma-1-receptor/

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https://ssdp.org/

http://www.drugpolicy.org/

http://realitysandwich.com/

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HORIZONS NYC- PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHEDELICS- DAY 1- PART I (link below)

https://steemit.com/health/@thesilentranter/horizons-nyc-perspectives-on-psychedelics-2017107t17293895z

HORIZONS NYC- PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHEDELICS- DAY 1- PART II (link below)

https://steemit.com/psychology/@thesilentranter/horizons-nyc-perspectives-on-psychedelics-day-1-part-ii

HORIZONS NYC- PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHEDELICS- DAY 1- PART IV (link below)

https://steemit.com/life/@thesilentranter/horizons-nyc-perspectives-on-psychedelics-day-1-part-iv

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WARNING: This post is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to advise or encourage the use of illicit substances and furthermore the author of this article does not condone the purchase, possession, sale, or consumption of any illegal substances.

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