Innovation and inequity in psychedelic research at the Mayo Clinic.
History of Psychiatry April 28, 2025 Casimir Klim, Bryan VanDreese, Terence Meyerhoefer et al.
This paper provides an overview of psychedelic research at the Mayo Clinic in the 1950s and 1960s, focusing on methods, objectives, findings, and ethical practices. We highlight instances where researchers prioritized scientific progress over the autonomy, safety, and equitable treatment of research subjects, and discuss this history in the context of ongoing challenges with informed consent...