Rose Cartwright - How can psychedelic therapy avoid repeating psychiatry’s historic mistakes?

Psychedelic therapy faces the risk of repeating psychiatry's historical harms unless it addresses structural issues rather than focusing on narrow biological explanations for psychological distress. Medicine and psychiatry often medicalize reactions to societal pressures, adopting rigid diagnostic frameworks that ignore personal context. Practitioners should prioritize humility and recognize patients as experts of their inner states, shifting from clinical authority to collaborative care. True healing arises through communal connections and broader support systems beyond purely pharmacological or isolated clinical interventions, drawing on ancient wisdom to create inclusive communities that better reflect human experience.