FREE WEBINAR: Mental Illness and Serotonin Pharmacy: The Interface of Antidepressants with Psychedelics

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Join this FREE, 90-minute online webinar to gain access to insights and learn about ground-breaking treatments to chronic mental health conditions.

Recent data demonstrates that psychedelic assisted therapies can produce life-changing results in persons that have struggled to find benefit with traditional antidepressants, although there are significant concerns with the compatibility of these two evidence-based approaches to treatment.

Many traditional antidepressants may reduce the therapeutic potential of psychedelics or introduce risks due to dangerous drug interactions. Moreover, current literature underscores the lack of preparedness and difficulty of tapering and stopping antidepressants for many providers and patients.

In this webinar, we will explore the drug interaction potential between antidepressants and psychedelics, compare their mechanisms of action, and summarize practical considerations for persons tapering antidepressants that are interested in psychedelic assisted therapies.

WEBINAR SESSION

Date: Saturday 19 June 2021
Time: 8:55am for 9:00am start – 10:30am (incl Q&A) (AEST)

The presentation WILL BEGIN AT 9:00am.

Location: Online. A link will be emailed to you with the viewing details.

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More about Mind Medicine Australia and medicinal psychedelic-assisted therapy:

Mind Medicine Australia is Australia’s leading not-for-profit organisation working on the use of medicinal psilocybin and MDMA-assisted therapies to treat a range of mental illnesses. Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering caused by our accelerating mental illness epidemic in Australia, through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients.

Unlike current treatments such as anti-depressants, which only manage the illness and can have nasty side effects, psilocybin and MDMA assisted therapies have been scientifically proven to be a safe and effective cure for anxiety, depression, end-of-life stress, addictions and PTSD after just a short treatment program. These medicines are also currently being researched for dementia, eating disorders, OCD and a number of other conditions. Both medicines have been granted Breakthrough Therapy Status by the FDA in the USA to fast-track their approval. This designation is only given to medicines which may prove to be vastly superior to existing treatments.

At Mind Medicine Australia we are dedicated to helping the now global movement to spread this awareness and ensure these medicines are available via the medical system. Please watch and share our 2 minute animation to find out why psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy needs to be available to those who are suffering.

More about the presenters

Benjamin Malcolm (USA)
PharmD, MPH, BCPP
The Spirit Pharmacist

I envision a society in which access to psychedelic medicines in a variety of safe and supported settings is available for purposes of psychospiritual well-being, personal development, ceremonial sacraments, and treatment of mental illness.

I strive to let my loves and passions guide my activity and provide the canvas my life is painted on. I hope this site can be of service to my vision as well as you.

Professionally, I'm a board certified psychiatric pharmacist that provides psychopharmacology consulting for safe and beneficial psychedelic experiences, courses in psychedelic pharmacy, and a monthly membership program.

On a more personal note, I’m a lover of nature, exercise, music, and consciousness as well as being a husband and father. I’m passionate about cognitive liberty, self-realization, and psychedelic medicines.

Website: spiritpharmacist.com

Dr Alana Roy
Ph. D Psychology, B. A Social Work (MHSW)
Practice Manager

Dr Alana Roy is the Practice Manager of Mind Medicine Australia, a Psychologist and a Social Worker. She is also a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne and teaches and supervises students across multiple universities. 

Alana has also worked in frontline sexual assault services for 13 years providing therapy to children, women and men working with victims, police and forensic doctors. She is passionate about emotion focused therapy, EMDR and trauma informed practices. Although these therapies are effective for a range of trauma survivors many victims continue to live with unbearable pain. 

The reality is that there is an epidemic of sexual abuse in our world and we require radical treatments to tackle this global issue. Alana's own experiences of trauma and burnout lead her to seek out legal psychedelic assisted treatment overseas. It truly was 10 years of psychotherapy (insights) in one night. However, it wasn't 10 years of change in one night. Alana came back to Australia and was unable to locate a professional to help integrate these experiences. She realised that Australia needed a skilled mental health sector to help support victims who use psychedelics to overcome their trauma to process and integrate these transformative and healing experiences. Australia is falling behind in the global psychedelic renaissance. 

Since this treatment, Alana has dedicated her life to researching and developing clinical services in the field of psychedelic and plant medicines. Mind Medicine Australia is a ground-breaking NGO advocating for the responsible use of psychedelic-assisted therapies. 

Alana hopes to help make history in supporting legislative and policy change so that victims and all people with mental health issues have access to these medicines. 

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Disclaimer

Mind Medicine Australia does not encourage or facilitate illegal use of psychedelics or plant medicines. MMA focus is focused on clinical and legal use only supported by the emerging science and legislative processes. Mind Medicine Australia reserves the right to record and publish webinars on various social media platforms. You agree that you will not discuss any names, locations or specific details of illegal use of psychedelics both verbally or via any written forms of communication via Mind Medicine Australia social media platforms (for example facebook, instagram and zoom private and public chat forms during the webinar). Breaches of these guidelines may result in not being able to participate in the event. We thank you for support and cooperation on these matters.

Mind Medicine Australia is focused specifically on the clinical application of medicinal psilocybin and medicinal MDMA for certain mental illnesses.