Beyond the data: My personal journey in the psilocybin trial for depression

Name: Beyond the data: My personal journey in the psilocybin trial for depression
Start: 2024-09-23T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-09-23T20:00:00+00:00

23rd Sep 2024

7:00 - 9:00pm (BST)

Academia

Psychiatry

23rd Sep 2024

7:00 - 9:00pm (BST)

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Description

A talk on a patient's experience in the 2021 COMPASS psilocybin trial for treatment-resistant depression, discussing how the data labelled them a "non-responder" but may have failed to reflect the true potential of psychedelic-assisted therapy.

Summary

Join us for an insightful session titled "Beyond the data: My personal journey in the psilocybin trial for depression". This session will provide a unique perspective on a patient's journey through the 2021 COMPASS psilocybin trial for treatment-resistant depression. Despite being labelled a "non-responder", the talk will explore how the standardized data might not accurately reflect the true potential and individual impact of psychedelic-assisted therapy. This is a highly recommended session for medical professionals interested in mental health and alternative therapeutic approaches.

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Learning objectives

To understand the personal experience of an individual who participated in the 2021 COMPASS psilocybin trial for treatment-resistant depression, offering a unique perspective beyond the clinical results.
To examine the current clinical methods of measuring the effectiveness of treatment in the trial, particularly psilocybin's impact on patients labelled as "non-responders".
To discern the potential inadequacies of data-driven models in capturing the substantial therapeutic impacts of psychedelic drugs on individuals with treatment-resistant depression.
To assess the benefits and potential limitations of psychedelic-assisted therapy based on firsthand patient experiences.
To explore the implications of patient narratives on future clinical practices and research methodologies in psychedelic-assisted therapy.

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