Blog | Dr Peter Silverstone

Mental Health Diagnosis is Broken

For most individuals it is hard to understand that psychiatric diagnosis is an issue. We are all so used to going to physicians and...

Microdosing Psychedelics: Hope or Hype?

The term ‘microdosing’ refers to taking tiny amounts of psychedelics, well below the dose required for a typical psychedelic experience....

Ketamine, A New Psychedelic Treatment

I’ve been working in the area of mental health treatment and neuroscience for over 35 years, and I now believe that we’re on the cusp of...

Psychedelics: What May You Experience?

I’ve been working in the area of mental health treatment and neuroscience for over 35 years. But I now believe that we’re on the cusp of...

Talkin’ About a Revolution… in Mental Health

There are hundreds of plants and fungi species that exist that have compounds which alter human consciousness, perception and the way the...

Ketamine, Glutamate, and Better Mental Health (And a Lesson in Neurotransmitters)

Ketamine may be one of the most talked-about new antidepressants in decades. It seems to do things that no other drug can do, leading to...

Power of Positivity

Are you a cup-half-full or a cup-half-empty type of person? How you view the cup speaks to the power of our thoughts. To look at the cup...

Psychedelics And How They Work on the Brain

Psychedelics hold much promise as a treatment for mental health disorders, thanks to what we know about how the brain and the mind...