The Practical Handbook of the Psychedelic Renaissance
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History, Clinical Practice and New Therapeutic Paradigms
In a French intellectual and medical landscape long marked by caution, this book offers the first comprehensive exploration of psychedelics. Once marginalized, substances such as LSD, psilocybin, mescaline, and DMT are now at the center of a therapeutic and cultural revival.
Amid a growing crisis in mental health treatment where up to 60% of patients do not respond to existing therapies, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is generating renewed scientific and clinical interest. At the same time, these substances are opening new perspectives on the nature of consciousness.
This “psychedelic renaissance” is accompanied by increasing media attention and debate around regulation and use, from medical contexts to spiritual and exploratory practices, highlighting the crucial role of context in ensuring safe experiences.
Bringing together leading French-speaking scholars and practitioners, this interdisciplinary volume examines the historical, anthropological, philosophical, sociological, and biomedical dimensions of psychedelics. More than a survey of current knowledge, it invites readers to rethink the relationships between medicine, science, and society in light of this rapidly evolving field.
Foreword by Robin Carhart-Harris.
READERSHIP: Mental health and neuroscience professionals: psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians, psychotherapists, as well as researchers and academics.
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