Niall McLaren on Critical Psychiatry

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The dire state of psychotherapy.
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The dire state of psychotherapy.

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Aug 27, 2024
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A year after Australia took the very bold step of approving psychotomimetic drugs (drugs that mimic psychosis, known in polite circles as ‘psychedelics’) to assist in psychotherapy, an advisory panel for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not approve the use of MDMA (methyl​enedioxy​methamphetamine) in PTSD. The science is just not there, the…

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