Are the Kids Alright? Psychedelic Use in Adolescents ft. Dr. David Sjöström

Psychedelic Brain Science

Dr. Alaina Jaster is joined by child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. David Sjöström who is at the University Hospital in Lund, Sweden. He is a current PhD candidate studying adolescent use of psychedelics and perceived effects on wellbeing.

They discuss a variety of projects Sjöström is involved in including:

• Clinical trial exploring the effects of psilocybin in young adults (ages 16–35) with anorexia nervosa which was just recently received full approval.

• psiTWIN, a twin study examining how age, personality, set/setting, and the quality of the acute psychedelic experience influence outcomes
• PhD project assessing psychedelic experiences in adolescents in Sweden and Brazil

For access to the papers referenced in this episode: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LNNKtTgDjLQNohKSKGHmwPb0PRxRD7oR?usp=sharing

PsyChild Database: https://www.psychild.info/