Psychedelics & Mental Health
This course will offer an introduction to past, current, and possible future research and clinical applications of psychedelics within the field of mental health. Medicinal use of psychedelics, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, ethical considerations, and pertinent ongoing research at the University of Utah will be discussed in various lectures throughout the course. The course will culminate with support to create and implement a project with the potential to be disseminated on a community-wide level.
Instructors:
Tomas Melicher
Amanda Stoeckel
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