Dr. Hannah McLane is a practicing physician and psychotherapist in West Philadelphia. By all means, she sounds like a conventional medical practitioner. But her methods of solving mental health issues are groundbreaking and radical.
She recently started the SoundMind Center, a nonprofit organization that addresses mental health problems with psychedelics. Currently, the clinic uses ketamine for therapy. They will introduce MDMA and psilocybin in their line of treatments as soon as the state authorities allow them to.
How do Psychedelics Help?
· Psychedelics like ketamine and MDMA act as catalysts. They strengthen a patient’s ability to face and cope with difficult situations during therapy. In essence, these drugs allow the patients to address the root cause of trauma.
· Psychedelics alone are no good. They are combined with effective and compassionate therapy to make a meaningful impact.
· According to some scientific evidence, MDMA-assisted treatment has the potential to heal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients in only 3 months. This is one of the reasons why Dr. McLane decided to open a psychedelic clinic.
Future of Therapy
By mixing psychedelic-based medicines with good therapy many mental health disorders can be addressed. The scope is not only limited to mood disorders like depression and anxiety. Doctors will be able to treat eating disorders as well.
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