Psychedelics – A game changer for mental health?

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In this episode:

  • While evidence for effectiveness in managing mental health disorders is growing, it is resource-intensive and must involve trained psychotherapists in a specialised setup and follow up
  • There is a lot of misinformation and stigma regarding psychedelics which unfairly penalises those patients with treatment-resistant disorders

 

Host: Dr David Lim, GP and Medical Educator

Total time: 46 mins

Guest: Dr Prash Puspanathan, General Practitioner and Neuropsychiatry Fellow

 

Last Updated: 21 Sep, 2021

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