• May
  • 15
  • 2024

Building the plane while it’s in the air: Developing safe and effective practices in psychedelics by leveraging meditation research

Speaker: Roman Palitsky, M.Div., Ph.D.
  • Time: 4:00 pm
  • Location:

    Brain and Creativity Institute – Cammilleri Hall

Despite burgeoning research on psychedelics, best practices for their safe and effective use in and out of clinical settings are still poorly understood. Like psychedelics, meditation can involve non- ordinary states and psycho-spiritual impacts and has the potential for adverse effects despite well- recognized benefits. This talk will describe how meditation research can inform key questions in psychedelics, including monitoring adverse effects, addressing spirituality, and developing culturally responsive treatments.

About Speaker

Dr. Roman Palitsky, M.Div., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of Research Projects in Spiritual Health at Emory University. His work in psychedelic treatment research seeks to make psychedelic therapies rigorous, effective, and accountable to the many patient populations who might benefit from them and to support those care seekers who may experience adverse effects.