Course description
The course will examine the past, present, and future of psychedelic use and research. The lectures will cover the history of psychedelic use in various cultural contexts, pharmacology and phenomenology of psychedelics, the potential therapeutic effects of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, and the methodological, ethical, and safety issues associated with clinical research on psychedelics. Future avenues in psychedelic research will be discussed in interactive discussions with the students.
Prerequisites and Selection
Prerequisite courses, or equivalent
No prerequisite courses, or equivalent, demanded for this course.
Selection
Selection will be based on:
1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s individual study plan/research (according to written motivation).
2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date).
Course director
Otto Simonsson and Walter Osika.
Course syllabus
H1F5767
Department
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society
Doctoral programme
Neuroscience
Type of course
**Other course
Keywords
Psychopharmacology, Psychedelics, Mental health, Psykofarmakologi, Psykedelika, Psykisk hälsa, Risk-assessment, Riskvärdering