The future of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy

Title:
The future of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy
Speaker:
Rick Doblin
Description:

Could psychedelics help us heal from trauma and mental illnesses? Researcher Rick Doblin has spent the past three decades investigating this question, and the results are promising. In this fascinating dive into the science of psychedelics, he explains how drugs like LSD, psilocybin and MDMA affect your brain -- and shows how, when paired with psychotherapy, they could change the way we treat PTSD, depression, substance abuse and more.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
16:32
Format: HTML5
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