Dr Cameron Adams - The Human Side of Psychedelic Medicine

Psychedelic medicine requires a more nuanced understanding of healing that transcends simple symptom relief. While biomedical approaches focus on returning patients to basic functionality, the psychedelic community often frames healing as an expansive, holistic restoration of physical and emotional balance. Two generative forces drive this process: salutogenesis, the process of moving towards physical and psychological well-being, and a counteractive mechanism of schismogenesis, which describes how social divisions hinder healing. Integrating these experiences involves both embracing transformative insights and acknowledging the darker aspects of the self with compassion. True healing in a broader social context arises not from creating exclusive ideological echo chambers, but by bridging divides between diverse communities to foster genuine human connection.