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

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