Spotlight on: Steve Roach, Live in Joshua Tree, October 26, 2024
Eventbrite: "Experience Progressive Ambient Pioneer & Synth Legend Steve Roach in Beautiful Joshua Tree, CA"
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Spotlight on: Ketamine researcher John Krystal, MD talks ketamine and cognitive behavioral therapy (2024)
Similar factors involved in variety of mental health conditions
Spotlight on: KETAMINE: Neural- and network-level changes (Bharmauria, et al, 2024)
"Ketamine is a widely used clinical drug that has several functional and clinical applications, including its use as an anaesthetic, analgesic, anti-depressive, anti-suicidal agent, among others. "
Spotlight on: Collective Healing Conference 2024 SEPT 24 – OCT 1, 2024 (Free Online)
In Research News: Cumulative Review finds psychedelic adverse events 4% or less in subset with pre-existing psychiatric diagnoses, NO severe adverse events reported in healthy participants
September 2024: JAMA Psychiatry
Spotlight on: Maslow’s forgotten pinnacle: Self-transcendence
"Abraham Maslow’s famous hierarchy of needs is depicted as a triangle with self-actualization at the very top. Right before his death, Maslow wanted to add another to the hierarchy: Self-transcendence." (2019) Might this relate to psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy with ketamine and other medicines?
Spotlight on: "Ketamine’s Role in Spirituality: How One Synthetic Drug Catalyzes a Natural Experience" (Woods, 2021)
A thorough discussion of psilocybin (magic mushroom) research and the FDA approved drug widely available as a generic around the world-- ketamine as means to a mystical experience on the path to mental health
Spotlight On Continuing Education: 3 – Day Primary Certificate Practicum in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
The Ellis Institute (and hybrid) at https://albertellis.org
Clinician Spotlight: Thaís Salles Araujo, MD
Dr. Thais is an integrative medicine and palliative care internist. She is dedicated to supporting the innate healing potential of every patient through holistic approaches.
NIDA Report: On Prescription Drug Misuse
Millions of people misuse prescription drugs. Supportive care to discourage misuse is built in to modalities like ketamine-assisted psychotherapy
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HHS Releases Telehealth Guide
Learn how to get the best results with telehealth
Welcome Psychedelic Mental Health Providers
Join us on our clinician community platform, currently using Element, available as a phone app, desktop app, or accessible by web browser. This is where we post, share, communicate, have video conferencing, and organize. The link below should get you to Element.
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Ketamine + Psychotherapy
Learn more about ketamine-assisted psychotherapy assisting you.
Non-Medicine Psychedelic Practices
Research and support on non-medicine practices that may elicit an experience that may be understood to be psychedelic. While we do not make any particular recommendations, we may still provide preparation and integration in support of your ongoing practice with these tools.
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Neural correlates and subjective experiences in meditation vs psychedelics, including ketamine (Preliminary Lit Review)
A preliminary, evolving review of the literature. (Ongoing Draft) | Psychedelic Institute of Mental Health & Family Therapy
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About the Psychedelic Institute of Mental Health & Family Therapy
Collaborative psychotherapy in support of medicines that may affect mental health, including ketamine
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After psychedelic therapist training? Apprenticeship Model of Practicum & Clinical Supervision helps psychedelic therapists gain valuable experience
The Psychedelic Institute of Mental Health & Family Therapy offers Psychedelic Practicum, Supervision, Apprenticeship, Clinical Consultation in the Greater Palm Springs | Joshua Tree area and online in collaboration with an independent medical / psychiatric provider.
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Psychedelic Therapy: Does the psychedelic experience matter?
Psychedelic medicines have been studied in the Western medical literature consistently for over 100 years, over 60 of which in the ongoing study and practice of racemic ketamine. Psychedelic experiences are described similarly and often felt as profoundly meaningful.