PsychRounds: The Psychiatry Podcast

Psychedelics, Consciousness, and Buddhist Practices with Dr. Charles Raison

PsychRounds: The Psychiatry Podcast

Show Notes

Welcome Back! We have recently partnered with Psych Congress to bring our audience access to some of their leading speakers and educators, and today's episode is with Dr. Charles Raison, a psychiatrist. This is the second part of our discussion, and we’re going to be looking at novel treatments like psychedelics and their impact on consciousness as well as whole-body hyperthermia and practices from Tibetan Buddhism. Dr. Raison co-authored the 2017 book The New Mind-Body Science of Depression with the late Dr. Vladimir Maletic, who sadly passed away in December 2024. Find the book here: https://www.amazon.com/New-Mind-Body-Science-Depression/dp/0393706664

Psych Congress Discount Code: PSYCHROUNDS Conference Website: https://www.hmpglobalevents.com/psych-congress In Memoriam of Dr. Maletic: https://www.hmpglobalevents.com/faculty/Psych-Congress/620 Raison Lab: https://raisonresearch.psychiatry.wisc.edu/ Sources: - ⁠https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35370864/ - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27172277/

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