March 07, 2022

Can Psychedelics Really Treat Depression? An Interview with Michelle Joy, MD

34 minutes

Intrigued by the recent use of psychedelics, such as LSD, MDMA (ecstasy) and psilocybin (mushrooms), in the treatment of mental illness? Join Dr. Jennifer Reid as she discusses this fascinating topic with Dr. Michelle Joy, MD, a psychiatrist at the Sound Mind Center for Psychedelic Healing in West Philadelphia and an instructor of psychiatry residents in psychedelic treatments for mental illness.

In addition to her work at the Sound Mind Center, Dr. Joy also provides clinical care in serious mental illness, transgender medicine, and emergency psychiatry, and has a civil, administrative and criminal forensics practice. She is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, the Director of Behavioral Health Emergency Services at her hospital, and teaches in the Drexel Physician Assistant program.

Dr. Michelle Joy received her bachelor of science in Cognitive Neuroscience from Brown University in 2007, and her MD from Yale School of Medicine in 2012. She completed her Psychiatry Residency at the University of Pennsylvania in 2016 and Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship in 2017.

Dr. Joy can be reached at [email protected]

References from the Episode:
Multi-disciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan

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