Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy and Integration Pt 1 w/ Dr. Aryan Sarparast and Will Lucas

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The episode discusses Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy and integration strategies with experts in the field.

Join us as we begin our two part discussion of Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy and Integration with Dr. Arayan Sarparast of the OHSU Psilocybin Education & Assessment Collaborative for Excellence (PEACE) Clinic and clinical research coordinator Will Lucas. This episode focuses primarily on counseling patients interested in Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy and harm reduction strategies when working with patients that have presented to the hospital with altered mental status after ingesting Psychedelic substances. We also discuss medico-legal issues surrounding psilocybin, primarily in the state of Oregon. Stay tuned for part 2 in which we will further dive into integration and psychotherapy after psychedelic experiences. Additional learning materials and resources for this episode can be found at: About Oregon Psilocybin Services: ⁠https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/preventionwellness/pages/oregon-psilocybin-services.aspx⁠ Kelan L. Thomas, B.E.S. Robert Jesse, Nicky J. Mehtani, Jennifer M. Mitchell & Brian T. Anderson (2023): Commentary: Evidence-Informed Recommendation to Achieve Approximate Parity in the Allowed Number of Doses for Common Psychedelics, Journal of…

People in this episode

Guests: Dr. Aryan Sarparast, Will Lucas

Topics covered

• Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy
• harm reduction
• medico-legal issues
• integration
• patient counseling

Keywords

• psychedelic therapy
• psilocybin
• mental health
• harm reduction
• integration
• medico-legal issues

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OHSU Psilocybin Education & Assessment Collaborative for Excellence, Oregon Psilocybin Services, Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Front. Psychol.