Black American Veterans & Psychedelic Therapy
Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 4:00-5:30pm Pacific Time)
Dr. Strayhan will outline a brief history and the current status of Black American Veterans and highlight the lack of racial diversity in the current psychedelic movement being led by military Veterans. He will comment on cultural considerations regarding set and setting and include a ketamine-assisted psychotherapy case study of an African American male with PTSD.
Robert Strayhan, MD graduated from Meharry Medical College in 1983 and completed Psychiatry Residency training at Wilford Hall Medical Center USAF in 1987. He completed a fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at UT Medical Branch-Galveston in 1995. He served a total of 16 years combined active duty and as an Air Force psychiatrist. During his active duty career, he served as the Consultant in Psychiatry to the PACAF Command Surgeon in 1993. He is a 2020 graduate of the California Institute of Integral Studies Center for Psychedelic Therapies & Research program and is now a mentor for the program. He is currently a staff psychiatrist in the Unity Health System located in Searcy, Arkansas. He also serves as the Program Director for the Unity Health Psychiatry Residency Training Program.