Psychedelic Assisted Therapy with Dr. Alana Roy of Mind Medicine Australia

<p>Over 2018 to 2019 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designated psilocybin (one of key ingredients in psychoactive mushrooms) and MDMA (one of the key ingredients in ecstasy) with “breakthrough status” given the huge promise they’ve both shown in the first stages of clinical trials. Psilocybin showed incredible promise for Major Depressive Disorder (something affecting up to 15% of people living in developed countries at some point in their life). MDMA showed significant promise for Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome.</p> <p>One of the most curious things about the proposed therapies are that they’re once-off or just a few dosed sessions that could cause lifelong changes unlike existing antidepressant medication.</p> <p>The proposal is that the substances are to be taken under supervision of a trained mental health professional and this is where Dr. Alana Roy and Mind Medicine Australia come in.</p> <p>Mind Medicine Australia believe that Australia should be taking advantage of the completed body of science and take lessons from the US to move forward to having similar therapies legally offered in Australia.</p> <p> </p> <p>Check out and share this <a href='https://youtu.be/VSO8UTQvYUw'>2 minute animation to find out why psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy needs to be available to those who are suffering.</a></p> <p> </p> <p>To better understand how these medicines offer promise in treating mental illness, please visit our  <a href='https://www.svhm.org.au/newsroom/announcements/mushroom'>website</a> and <a href='https://mindmedicineaustralia.org/psychological-support-services/'>https://mindmedicineaustralia.org/psychological-support-services/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Please also read <a href='https://mindmedicineaustralia.org/important-resources/'>https://mindmedicineaustralia.org/important-resources/</a></p> <p>  </p> <p>Mind Medicine Australia relies on tax-deductible donations to create a pathway for the regulatory approval of medicine-assisted therapies. We invite you to <a href='https://mindmedic