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David Menkes, Associate Professor in Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Could psychedelic therapy have a place in end-of-life care? We asked doctors

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The therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs has attracted no shortage of media and scientific interest over recent years – and this is only likely to grow.

An increasing number of studies suggest psychedelics such as MDMA, better known as ecstasy, and psilocybin, the active in ingredient in magic mushrooms, can help treat some mental health conditions. Regulators in Australia and New Zealand have also begun allowing limited medical use of these medicines.

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