Dr Nigel Strauss FRANZCP

Dr Nigel Strauss FRANZCP (nigelstrauss.com.au) is a psychiatrist best known for his longstanding interest in Psychedelic Medicines and their safe introduction into Clinical Psychiatric Practice in Australia. He is currently a Consultant Psychiatrist at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and an Adjunct Clinical Associate within the School of Health Sciences Swinburne University.

Dr Strauss served on the Royal Australian College of Psychiatrists Steering Committee advising on Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy and its safe introduction into Clinical Practice in Australia. He has appeared in several educational podcasts about Psychedelics and has given a number of public presentations about Psychedelic Medicines.

“As the research into the effectiveness of psychedelic drugs in the treatment of psychiatric illnesses continues in Australia and around the world, I believe it is time to look beyond this indication for psychedelic research and aim for broader horizons.

I believe the time has come to investigate psychedelic substances not only as medical treatments but as substances that might be used for the betterment of well people and the societies in which we live, or indeed as substances that help provide meaning to human experience.”