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

05/08/2025 1h 1min Temporada 5 Episodio 1

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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 outcomesPhD project assessing psychedelic experiences in adolescents in Sweden and BrazilFor access to the papers referenced in this episode: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LNNKtTgDjLQNohKSKGHmwPb0PRxRD7oR?usp=sharing PsyChild Database: https://www.psychild.info/

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