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End of life and palliative care have improved in recent decades, but treatment options available to clinicians and patients in these contexts remain limited. In particular, psychological factors, such as depression, existential distress, and well-being, remain challenging to address with current approaches. This presentation reviews recent studies on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy with a focus on ways in which this treatment may help to reduce depression, existential distress, and anxiety in patients with a life-threatening diagnosis.

Psychedelic therapy is being called a 'frontier' field of medicine, and now Edmonton has a new psychedelic assisted mental health treatment clinic. But psychiatrists warn there are still unanswered questions about their use.

A clinic in Edmonton is now using psychedelic drugs to treat mental health. This is possible after the province changed the way these drugs are regulated for therapeutic use. Dr. Kevin St. Arnaud is a registered psychologist, and a clinician at Reunion Psychedelic Therapy. ➤ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn9JnDto9d2-nn4lvJE3Iqw?sub_confirmation=1 ➤ Read more on CBC Calgary: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary ➤ Read more on CBC Edmonton: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton ---- We encourage thoughtful comments and respectful discussion. Before commenting, please review our community guidelines: http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/submissions.html

Educational Needs and Perceptions about Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy among Mental Health Professionals within AHS: An Introduction to Psychedelics in Practice” featuring Dr. Kevin St. Arnaud, from the October 4, 2023 AMH Knowledge Bites Lunch & Learn series.