Episode 36: Dr. Ben Sessa – MDMA Therapy – A Child Psychiatrist's Perspective – Psychedelics Then and Now with Zach Leary
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Episode 36 of the MAPS Podcast features Dr. Ben Sessa’s talk from Psychedelic Science 2017 entitled “MDMA Therapy – A Child Psychiatrist’s Perspective.”
Ben’s insightful, well-researched talk examines MDMA’s therapeutic potential relating to PTSD and it’s potential beyond what we see with adult veterans. Dr. Sessa dives deep into the realm of childhood trauma and abuse.
This talk offers a fresh perspective on aspects of PTSD therapy that often go unrecognized in the modern psychedelic therapy conversation. Dr. Ben Sessa is a psychiatrist, writer and researcher based out of the UK. Please visit his site at: dresessa.com