In mid-June of this year, Vladyslav Matrenytskyi, director of the Expio Center, took part in an international seminar in Warsaw organized by the European Alliance for Psychedelic Access and Research (PAREA) in cooperation with the Open Society Foundations, the International Renaissance Foundation, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, and the Ukrainian Association for Psychedelic Studies.
The main objective of the workshop was to develop a common situational understanding and program
advocacy program, as well as providing tools and expertise to support Ukraine in expanding access
to psychedelic therapy for people with war-related post-traumatic stress disorder.
war-related PTSD.
Vladyslav Matrenytskyi made a presentation on the use of ketamine psychedelic therapy in the treatment of Ukrainian civilians and veterans with mental health disorders.
Also speaking at the seminar were:
- Oleg Orlov, head of the Ukrainian Psychedelic Research Association (UPRA)
- Bella Ben-Gershon, Director of the Department of Mental Trauma at the Ministry of Health
of Israel
- Renowned researcher David Nutt, Imperial College London
- Rick Doblin, founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
- Erik Vermetten, Military Mental Health Service of the Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands,
Leiden University
- Olga Chernoloz, University of Toronto and Phoenix Project Ukraine
and others.
Communication about cooperation with Rick Doblin
Discussion of scientific research with David Nutt
