Prof Steve Kisely

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Prof Steve Kisely

Professor, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland

I’m trained in psychiatry, addiction and public health medicine in both the U.K. and Australia and am currently a Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Queensland and in Departments of Psychiatry, Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University in Canada. I have published 376 full-length papers in peer-review journals on chronic disease, mental health, epidemiology/pharmaco-epidemiology & health services research. I was on the Federal Council of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) from 2016-18

Psychedelic medicine is on its way. Here’s what you need to know

Many people in Australia, including psychiatrists, were surprised when earlier this year the medicines regulator down-scheduled MDMA, known colloquially as ecstasy, and psilocybin, from magic mushrooms.

Psychedelic medicine is on its way. Here’s what you need to know

Many people in Australia, including psychiatrists, were surprised when earlier this year the medicines regulator down-scheduled MDMA, known colloquially as ecstasy, and psilocybin, from magic mushrooms.

By Dr Nigel Strauss, Prof Colleen Loo, Prof David Jonathan Castle, Prof Steve Kisely

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