Meeting Grandmother: Breakdown, breakthrough, and the fear of madness in psychedelic research
Psychedelics May 16, 2026 Tam Martin Fowles, Tehseen Noorani
We take a wide view across the emerging research into psychedelics and psychosis/madness, to emphasize the need for not just more but also wise research at these intersections. We note the growing rate of publications on the use of psychedelics by people who have had experiences of psychosis/madness, and make our arguments around a narrative report of the lead author, who experienced a...