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Adolescents, Young Adults, and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in Canada — Considerations and Caveats
Adolescents (under 18) and young adults (18–25) carry substantial mental health need — depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and eating disorders. Mental illness in young...
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Couples and Dyadic Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in Canada
Couples and dyadic psychedelic-assisted therapy is an emerging clinical model in which both partners receive the substance simultaneously, or one partner receives the substance while the other supports as a non-dosed...
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For Family Members and Loved Ones — A Canadian Guide to Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Someone you love is considering — or has already started — psychedelic-assisted therapy. You are a spouse, partner, parent, adult child, sibling, or close friend, and you have questions: Is this safe? Is this...
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Healthcare Workers, Therapists, and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in Canada
Healthcare workers and therapists are a high-burden population. Physicians, nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, social workers, psychotherapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, pharmacists, lab...
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Indigenous and Culturally-Responsive Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in Canada
This article is written for Indigenous patients (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) and families considering clinical psychedelic-assisted therapy in Canada, and for non-Indigenous clinicians and allies who want to...
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LGBTQ+ Patients and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in Canada — Affirming Care
LGBTQ+ Canadians (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, nonbinary, queer, two-spirit, intersex, asexual, and other sexual and gender minority identities) carry a substantially elevated burden of mental health need relative...
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Older Adults and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in Canada — Geriatric Considerations
Older adults (typically defined as age 65+) carry a substantial burden of mental health need — late-life depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (including aging veterans), end-of-life distress in the context of...
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People with Disabilities and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in Canada — Accessibility and Considerations
Approximately 22% of Canadians aged 15 and older — about 6.2 million people — live with one or more disabilities, according to the most recent Canadian Survey on Disability (Statistics Canada). The disability...
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Pregnancy, Postpartum, Lactation, and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in Canada — Why Most Substances Are Contraindicated
Pregnancy and the postpartum period — including the lactation interval — are times of profound mental health vulnerability. Perinatal depression and anxiety affect approximately one in seven Canadian birthing...
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Who We Serve — Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Across Canadian Populations
ATMA CENA is a Canadian clinical mental-health network offering Health-Canada-regulated and Special-Access-Program (SAP) pathways into psychedelic-assisted therapy — off-label ketamine, Health-Canada-approved...