Will Psychedelics Replace Antidepressants?

If you’ve been following the news about psychedelics, you know we may be on the cusp of a revolution in psychiatry. For the first time in decades, promising new treatments for depression and PTSD seemed to be just around the corner. But while psychedelic-assisted therapy may sound incredibly promising, so did Prozac 30 years ago. So where does that leave psychiatrists and their patients?

Psychiatrist Charles Raison is on the front lines of that question. He’s one of the leading researchers in the current psychedelic revival. I recently sat down with Raison in his office at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to talk about his research and what it means for treating people with depression.