Psychiatry podcasts

Scientific American's Science Quickly examines an early pilot trial of psilocybin-assisted therapy for people with long-term anorexia. The episode carefully discusses reported changes in symptoms and motivation, possible neuroplasticity mechanisms, the small uncontrolled sample and the need for larger randomized studies and clinical safeguards.

Tor-Morten Kvam discusses research into psychedelic-assisted treatment of mental illness and the history of this field. Conversation in Norwegian.