Are the Kids Alright? Psychedelic Use in Adolescents ft. Dr. David Sjöström

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Psychedelic Brain Science

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Psychedelic Brain Science is a multimedia approach dedicated to bringing scientific, psychological, anthropological, and cultural information as it relates to psychedelics. Join scientists Alaina M. Jaster, PhD and Zarmeen Zahid, PhD as they work to provide better understanding of the ongoing research about psychedelics. Content only reflects opinions of the authors and does not reflect the opinion of others or author affiliations.

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Are the Kids Alright? Psychedelic Use in Adolescents ft. Dr. David Sjöström

Psychedelic Brain Science

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Are the Kids Alright? Psychedelic Use in Adolescents ft. Dr. David Sjöström

Dr. Alaina Jaster is joined by child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. David Sjöström who is at the University Hospital in Lund, Sweden. He is a current PhD candidate studying adolescent use of psychedelics and perceived effects on wellbeing.

They discuss a variety of projects Sjöström is involved in including:

Clinical trial exploring the effects of psilocybin in young adults (ages 16–35) with anorexia nervosa which was just recently received full approval.

psiTWIN, a twin study examining how age, personality, set/setting, and the quality of the acute psychedelic experience influence outcomes
PhD project assessing psychedelic experiences in adolescents in Sweden and Brazil

For access to the papers referenced in this episode: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LNNKtTgDjLQNohKSKGHmwPb0PRxRD7oR?usp=sharing

PsyChild Database: https://www.psychild.info/