Top Psychedelic Psychiatrist Promotes Psilocybin Retreats as Marital Therapy and Encourages Bullying of Critics
There is no evidence for the effectiveness of spa weekends with psilocybin as marital therapy. But the bigger issue is the bullying of critics the psychiatrist authorized drew a complaint to LinkedIn.
Medicalization of the use of psychedelic drugs, rather than their decriminalization and regulated use creates a lucrative monopoly on the market for otherwise illicit drugs for pleasure under medical supervision.
Investors are thoroughly integrated into the research teams that conduct randomized controlled trials investigating the safety and efficacy of psychedelics as medical treatment, with lots of benefits that are denied investors in other medications. They can get the prestige of shared authorships on peer-reviewed articles in prestigious journals and they can control the design and conduct of RCTs and the analysis and interpretation of data. Many principal investigators hold stock options and serve on the scientific advisory boards of the groups investing in psychedelics. This creates a powerful mutual admiration society, marked by lavish press conferences that announce that everyone is great, their product is wonderful, and it has the potential to solve an urgent mental health…