Dr. Claudio Soares, centre, the new centre's director, during the Aug. 7, 2024 opening with Dr. Roumen Milev, left, vice president of medical and academic affairs at Providence Care.
A new research centre plans to study the use of psychedelics in health care. But some in the community say they're concerned about how patients who participate in clinics and trials at this new centre will be treated.Dr. Claudio Soares, centre, attends the research centre's grand opening on Aug. 7, 2024 with Dr. Roumen Milev, left, vice president of medical and academic affairs at Providence Care.
Among other things, researchers want to learn whether psychedelics can serve as a treatment on their own. Two schools of thought are being tested, Dr. Soares said.The second tries to determine whether the experience of "tripping" and the use of therapy techniques are necessary in order for a patient to reap the benefits of psychedelics.
" just treating as a chemical," he said. "People come out very confused, they're not sure how to make sense of it. They don't know how to navigate the experience." Dr. Argel Aguilar-Valles is a neuroscientist who researches the effects of psychedelics on the brain. They said they work to prepare their patients for their experience at the clinic but that's something the clinic should be doing itself. They said the clinic's staff also should take a psychedelics first-aid course.Soares said he can understand that health-care professional's concerns because the clinic uses "the medical model of ketamine for depression, which is not integrated with psychotherapy.
"I think there's probably opportunities for ... enriching the experience of the academy and clinic," he said.
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