COVID-19 FAQ In light of rapid developments related to Corona / COVID-19 – and despite our recent optimism – it has now become unavoidable to postpone ICPR 2020. This has been a very difficult decision to make and not one we made lightly. We stand in solidarity with the firm stance being taken by the […]
Last updated: March 13, 2020 – noon We have decided to postpone ICPR2020 to September 24, 25 and 26, due to increasing concerns about the novel Corona-virus/COVID-19, in combination with newly mandated restrictions issued by the Dutch government. Per March 12th, effective immediately, all events larger than 100 people will be forbidden, at least until […]
Is MDMA a psychedelic or not? And what makes it so well suited for therapy? In this conversation between Rick Doblin, Torsten Passie and Joost Breeksema, the use of MDMA in a therapeutic setting is discussed in-depth. According to Doblin, MDMA’s potential for healing PTSD-patients differs from the ‘classic’ psychedelics, which usually need a mystical […]
The Old World has had its own remarkable history concerning psychedelic research – it was after all the continent where Albert Hofmann first discovered LSD and where Dutch professor Jan Bastiaans treated the trauma of Holocaust survivors with the same substance for many decades. Now, the psychedelic wave has washed ashore again in Europe, and […]
Until now, MDMA has mostly been studied in the context of treating PTSD and helping with autism. Psychiatrist Ben Sessa is now conducting the world’s first clinical study using MDMA-assisted psychotherapy to treat alcohol addiction, at the University of Bristol. According to him MDMA can be effective to treat addiction issues, because it “brings a […]
Alicia Danforth, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and researcher and has participated in three major studies on psychedelic-assisted therapy, the latest of which is still unpublished. She began her work in clinical research with psychedelic medicines as a coordinator and co-facilitator on the pilot study of psilocybin treatment for existential anxiety related to advanced […]
