The prescription of psychedelic therapies in Australia and New Zealand: A brief survey of psychiatrists.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the knowledge and attitudes of psychiatrists about psychedelics therapies.

Method

Access to a cross-sectional survey was distributed to psychiatrists through social media channels. Attitudes and knowledge about psychedelic therapies were recorded using Likert scales and ranking questions.

Results

Fifty-eight complete responses were collected (44 fully trained +14 trainee RANZCP members). Greater than 85% of respondents agreed there is a shortfall in effective psychiatric treatments, and greater than 65% agreed that psychedelic therapies might address this shortfall. The psychiatrists did not consider themselves knowledgeable about psychedelic therapies, with 60% showing interest in further training on this topic. About 70% of the sample hold vario

SUBMITTER: Berger JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10088334 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature