The case for magic mushrooms as mental health treatment The Briefing

Could magic mushrooms hold the key to treating mental health problems? A group of Australians made up of psychiatrists, a former Federal Minister and the former head of the Armed Forces says yes. 

In Australia in December, the TGA rejected a bid to approve it for broad use for mental health treatment.  

  

Now, a group of Australians who call themselves Mind Medicine Australia, are applying again to the TGA to get this across the line- with even tighter controls.  

  

Dr Eli Kotler is a psychiatrist who’s part of this group and he’s also the medical director of Malvern Private Hospital - the first addiction hospital in Australia.  

 

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