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VIDEO: Incorporating psychedelic research into mental health care
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ORLANDO, Fla. — In this video interview, Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, associate clinical professor at University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing, discusses the session he presented at Psych Congress 2018, which offered an overview of three psychedelic medicines being used currently in psychiatric practice or in research.
During his presentation, Penn discussed the possibility of using ketamine as an adjunct to psychotherapy, MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD and psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for MDD and/or treatment-resistant depression. He also talked about his experiences as a trainee working on psychedelic therapies and research.
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