Advances in Psychedelic Medicine: State-of-the-Art Therapeutic Applications - Hardcover

Researchers, program administrators, and practicing clinicians explain the most recent developments in using psychedelic substances to treat psychological, physiological, and social problems. * Describes the history of psychedelics as therapeutic treatments and the current renaissance of interest in them * Details the training of therapists in applications of psychedelics, and medical theory for the effectiveness of these substances * Addresses issues of clinical efficacy and safety as well as ethical considerations * Comprises the latest neuroscience research related to the effects of the psychedelic compounds * Provides timely information for clinicians, researchers, and advanced students of psychology, medicine, and public health, from leading clinicians, researchers, and administrators in the field

Michael Winkelman, PhD, is retired from the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University, where he served as director of the medical anthropology program. Ben Sessa, MD, is a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist working in adult addiction services and with PTSD in veterans.