{"id":6150,"date":"2021-08-19T20:44:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhealthforromania.org\/episod-podcast\/psychedelics-history-research-and-possible-roles-in-psychiatry\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T15:33:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T12:33:36","slug":"psychedelics-history-research-and-possible-roles-in-psychiatry","status":"publish","type":"podcast-episode","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealthforromania.org\/en\/podcast-episode\/psychedelics-history-research-and-possible-roles-in-psychiatry\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychedelics: history, research, and possible roles in psychiatry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Psychedelic substances are psychoactive substances that alter the way we think, the way we perceive the world and the state of consciousness, mainly through their action on the serotonergic system. 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