Mental Health Meets Psychedelics | Burton Tabaac | TEDxUCLA
NOTE FROM TED: Please do not look to this talk for mental health advice. This talk represents the speaker's personal views and interpretation of psychedelics and mental health, which remains an emerging field of study. We've flagged this talk because it falls outside the content guidelines TED gives TEDx organizers. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdf
Psychedelics as medicine to treat mental health disease has had a recent resurgence of attention and dedicated research, with encouraging results. Could this class of drugs serve as a paradigm shift in the way mindfulness therapy and mental health is approached? Compounds like LSD, DMT, psilocybin, and MDMA are investigated as treatments for states of anxiety, depression, PTSD, and addiction. Listeners are challenged to question their preconceived notions and judgements as it pertains to this group of restricted therapeutics in the psychedelic class. Burton J. Tabaac, MD FAHA
Burton is an associate professor of neurology at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, dedicated to the cutting-edge treatment and prevention of cerebrovascular diseases. He is a graduate of the fellowship program in vascular neurology at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, MD (2019). After graduating from AUC School of Medicine, where he earned his MD (2014), Tabaac completed a neurology residency at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson in New Brunswick, NJ. There, he was humbled to have been selected as a three-time recipient of The Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award (2016, 2017, and 2018). This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
NOTE FROM TED: Please do not look to this talk for mental health advice. This talk represents the speaker’s personal views and interpretation of psychedelics and mental health, which remains an emerging field of study. We’ve flagged this talk because it falls outside the content guidelines TED gives TEDx organizers. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdf
Psychedelics as medicine to treat mental health disease has had a recent resurgence of attention and dedicated research, with encouraging results. Could this class of drugs serve as a paradigm shift in the way mindfulness therapy and mental health is approached? Compounds like LSD, DMT, psilocybin, and MDMA are investigated as treatments for states of anxiety, depression, PTSD, and addiction. Listeners are challenged to question their preconceived notions and judgements as it pertains to this group of restricted therapeutics in the psychedelic class. Burton J. Tabaac, MD FAHA
Burton is an associate professor of neurology at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, dedicated to the cutting-edge treatment and prevention of cerebrovascular diseases. He is a graduate of the fellowship program in vascular neurology at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, MD (2019). After graduating from AUC School of Medicine, where he earned his MD (2014), Tabaac completed a neurology residency at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson in New Brunswick, NJ. There, he was humbled to have been selected as a three-time recipient of The Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award (2016, 2017, and 2018). This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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Thank you! The history of “outdated” medicine in the beginning of the video is very enlightening. Psychiatric patients deserve better because mental pain is just the same as physical pain. Encountered a sceptical patient in the outpatient setting who was treated with psychedelics recently for the intention of treating their PTSD and the way they describe it was life-changing to me. The tears and thankfulness from this patient for her experiences was priceless to witness. I was moved by this encounter and am so upset with all the stigmatization from the “War on Drugs” and was reminded of this video.
Thanks for sharing this! I'm looking forward to what the research shows and the potential of psychedelics.
Fascinating
“Thoughts are powerful!”
"Thoughts are powerful". Thank you Dr. Tabaac for this great talk and fresh perspective on this burgeoning field of medicine!
"What was once considered taboo may now serve as most of the most promsing and impactful methods of treatment for mental health disease states". Pioneering a new age of medicine. A powerful and thoughful talk Dr. Tabaac!
This was an incredibly insightful talk. Thank you for your continued advocacy and education on this topic.
Amazing! Masterfully navigates the intricate connection between mental health and psychedelics. Hopeful vision for the future to transform mental health.
Psychedelics Anonymous is inevitable
Incredibly inspiring
I'm insanely lucky to have Dr. Tabaac as my neurologist and feel hopeful about the future of my mental health for the first time in my life.
AMAZING! Really great talk.
This discussion is definitely needed to reduce both the psychedelic and mental health stigma. I think that with more research, psychedelics will be a great option for patients in the near future. Great talk!
Absolutely inspiring and informative talk!