Dr. Diana Moga on Ketamine, Neurodiversity, and the Transitional Space

In this episode of The Psychonaut Show, we sit down with Dr. Diana Moga to explore the intersection of neurodiversity, psychoanalysis, and psychedelic-assisted healing. Dr. Diana holds an MD and a PhD in neuroscience and is also trained in psychiatry and psychoanalysis, and her work extends across the topics of gender and sexuality, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, and neurodiversity. In this episode we focus on the clinical application of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, specifically highlighting its benefits for neurodiverse individuals. Dr. Diana discusses the higher incidence of social trauma that neurodiverse individuals are exposed to, and conversely, the ways in which KAP may be particularly suited to opening back up a field of play and relational trust. She also problematizes the idea that neurodiversity itself needs treated, and instead brings individual experience back to the center of treatment. Dr. Diana referenced several scholarly works that are linked here for further exploration: Reduction in Social Anxiety After MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy with Autistic Adults-- paper by Nick Walker, Alicia Danforth, et al. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30196397/ Hans Loewald's paper On the Therapeutic Action of Psycho-Analysis https://it.scribd.com/document/190181049/Hans-Loewald-On-the-Therapeutic-Action-of-Psycho-Analysis The Disintegrating Self: Psychotherapy of Adult ADHD, Autistic Spectrum, and Somato-psychic Disorders by Phil Mollon-- https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780429481499/disintegrating-self-phil-mollon