Sidewalk Film Center Birmingham, AL
Dr. Peter Hendricks, professor
Heersink Endowed Chair of Psychiatry, and Director of Psychedelic Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Fantastic Fungi— Medical Mycology: Psilocybin as Medicine
Program Description
Dr. Peter Hendricks is a licensed clinical psychologist with a longstanding interest in addiction. He is particularly interested in the development of novel and more efficacious interventions for substance use disorders and comorbid conditions, with an emphasis on vulnerable populations and mechanisms of change.He also has a longstanding interest in psychedelics, including their use in clinical settings, potential therapeutic applications and risks, epidemiology, and effects on brain functioning. He completed the first ever randomized controlled trial of psilocybin in the treatment of cocaine use disorder, and serves as PI of a NIDA-funded study of psilocybin in the treatment of tobacco dependence (U01DA052174-01A1). Furthermore, he is PI of a randomized controlled trial of psilocybin in the treatment of fibromyalgia and CO-I of a large, multisite randomized controlled trial of psilocybin for treatment resistant depression with the VA Health System.
Presented At
Sidewalk Film Center Birmingham, AL
Film Synopsis
The magical world of fungi and their power to heal, sustain and contribute to the regeneration of life on Earth.
Imagine an organism that feeds you, heals you, reveals secrets of the universe, and could help save the planet. Now imagine that it’s in the ground beneath your feet. Fantastic Fungi is a journey into the mysterious world of mycelium and mushrooms.
Fantastic Fungi is a vivid journey into the mysterious subterranean world of mycelium and its fruit—the mushroom. A story that begins 3.5 billion years ago, fungi makes the soil that supports life, with its mycelial networks connecting vast systems of roots from plants and trees all over the planet, like an underground internet. Through the eyes of mycologists, like renowned expert Paul Stamets; mushroom enthusiasts, like best-selling author Michael Pollan; and amateur naturalists, like Eugenia Bone, we will learn about the power, beauty, and complexity of the fungi kingdom.