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In this episode, Nathan sits down with Tania de Jong and Dr Alana Roy from Mind Medicine Australia to discuss the use of psychedelics for mental health. Mind Medicine Australia (MMA) is a charity that seeks to alleviate the suffering caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. MMA are focused on the development of safe and effective psychedelic-assisted therapies to cure a range of mental illnesses.
\\n\\n*Highlights *
\\nTypes of psychedelics (6:00)
\\nHow psychedelics exert beneficial effects (8:30)
\\nWhat the research is telling us (12:00)
\\nWhat a session involves (20:00)
\\nA discussion regarding psychedelic safety (25:50)
\\nAccessibility of psychedelic medicines (31:00)
\\nMind Medicine Australia initiatives (33:00)
\\nCertificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies (CPAT) (36:00)
*Useful Links and Resources: eg: *
\\n\\nFollow Metagenics on Instagram - @metagenics_anz
\\n\\nhttps://mindmedicineaustralia.org.au/
\\n\\nFor a Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies -https://mindmedicineaustralia.org.au/certificate-in-psychedelic-assisted-therapies-cpat/
\\n\\nLink to the International Summit on Psychedelic Therapies - https://mindmedicineaustralia.org.au/international-summit-on-psychedelic-therapies/
\\n\\nWatch this animation to find out why psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy needs to be available to those who are suffering - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSO8UTQvYUw
\\n\\nLink to news in this space - https://mindmedicineaustralia.org/news/
\\n\\nPsychiatrist Dr Paul Fitzgerald\\u2019s recent short article on the urgent need for innovation in this space - https://medium.com/@pbfitzgerald/the-challenges-of-depression-treatment-in-2020-abd74269764
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