Dr. Nigel Strauss, an Australian psychiatrist for over 40 years, has a special interest in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. He is an Honorary Research Fellow within Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne, and he also holds Honorary positions at Swinburne University Melbourne, and as a Senior Consultant with St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. He is a published author of papers on psychedelic medicines and is currently a Principal Investigator and senior therapist in a clinical trial in Melbourne using psilocybin assisted psychotherapy for patients with treatment resistant depression. Dr Strauss trained in psychiatry in Melbourne and at the Jung Institute in Zurich. He is a MAPS accredited psychedelic assisted psychotherapist. He is currently advocating (within the Australian College of Psychiatrists) for the safe introduction of Psychedelic medicines into psychiatric practice in Australia.

Enjoy this episode as we dive into the recent legislative changes regarding the use and facilitation of plant medicines in the mainstream psychological space!

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