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As the medicinal use of psychedelics gains mainstream attention, fears remain over their effect on mental health and the need for safe administration

Psychedelic compounds have historically been categorized as 'psychotomimetics,' or substances that mimic symptoms of psychosis or schizophrenia. However, psychedelics have been implicated in treatments for mental health disorders, while psychosis is itself a severe mental disorder. How to explain this paradox? Haley Dourron, a PhD student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Camilla Strauss '23 will discuss their upcoming paper on this phenomenon, delving into the simil...