Psychedelics

BètaBreak edition September 2018

Psychedelics as a form of therapy for various diseases and disorders may sound absurd, but turn out to be a reality. After a long stop in psychedelic research, numerous studies are published on the effects and possible therapeutic application of psychedelics. For example, the potential to treat alcohol addiction, depression and compulsive disorders with a therapy involving psychedelics. But what are psychedelics? What do we know about their effects? And are there risks in a therapeutic application? Our discussion panel will discuss all these questions and more.

Speakers

Kim Kuypers (psychopharmacology, University of Maastricht)

Stephen Snelders (historian, University of Utrecht)

Daan Keiman (Trimbos-instituut)