Psychedelic science has gained significant momentum over the past decade, emerging as one of the most promising avenues for addressing mental health challenges across the globe. While this therapeutic use is increasingly legitimized by the biomedical establishment, community-based and traditional uses are often sidelined or even criminalised.
What are the greatest challenges faced by the psychedelic medicine movement? How do psychedelics work to treat mental health problems?
In this talk, we will explore the history of psychedelics, their therapeutic foundations, and the diverse ways they are used—both in clinical settings and in broader sociocultural contexts. We will also reflect on strategies for fostering coexistence and dialogue between these different perspectives.
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Speaker: José Carlos Bouso, PhD
José Carlos Bouso is a Clinical Psychologist and holds a PhD in Pharmacology. His areas of interest are psychopharmacology and the therapeutic properties of entactogens, psychedelics, and cannabis. He has conducted therapeutic research with MDMA and ibogaine, and pharmacological research with various substances of both plant and synthetic origin, as well as studies on the long-term neuropsychological effects of substances such as cannabis, ayahuasca, and cocaine.
He is the author of the book "What are synthetic drugs?" (RBA) and ""Medical Cannabis: From Forbidden Drug to Therapeutic Solution" (Profit Editores), and wrote the Prologue, Epilogue and notesd to the last edition of the Albert Hofmann's book "LSD, my problem child" (Arpa Editorial). He has more than 100 scientific papers on psychedelics and psychoactive plants. He is currently the Scientific Director of ICEERS and Synàptic Clinic.
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