Kratina, Sarah, Lo, Chris, Strike, Carol, Schwartz, Robert, and Rush, Brian (2023) Psychedelics to relieve psychological suffering associated with a life-threatening diagnosis: time for a Canadian policy discussion. Healthcare Policy, 18 (4). pp. 134-142.

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Abstract

In Canada, the conversation to enable access to therapeutic psychedelics is under way. With recent federal initiatives, Canadians can request access to psychedelic-assisted therapies (PATs) to alleviate enduring and intolerable psychological suffering (EIPS) associated with life-threatening conditions on a case-by-case basis. The resurgence of past research concerning the therapeutic potential of PATs, promising preliminary results from contemporary clinical trials, public and media interest and the recognition of traditional Indigenous use of psychedelics have facilitated a change in the popular narrative around these stigmatized substances. A lack of access to PATs for treating EIPS, especially at end of life, is a public policy problem worth addressing.

Item ID:	78209
Item Type:	Article (Commentary)
ISSN:	1715-6580
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Date Deposited:	15 Apr 2024 03:55
FoR Codes:	52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5203 Clinical and health psychology > 520304 Health psychology @ 20% 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4206 Public health > 420699 Public health not elsewhere classified @ 50% 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4203 Health services and systems > 420399 Health services and systems not elsewhere classified @ 30%
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