Brian Anderson, MD
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry
School of Medicine

Awards

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• Academic Scholarship Award, UCSF Department of Psychiatry, 2018
• Krevans Award for Patient Care, SFGH, 2015
• Annual Student Paper Prize, Society for Medical Anthropology ADTSG, 2011

Education & Training

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• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Advanced Neurosciences San Francisco VA Medical Center 2018-20
• Residency Psychiatry UCSF 2015-18
• Internship Psychiatry UCSF 2014-15
• MSc Sociology London School of Economics 2010-11
• MD School of Medicine Stanford 2008-14
• BA Biochemistry University of Pennsylvania 2003-07

Interests

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• addiction
• anthropology of religion
• Mutual aid
• end of life
• science technology studies
• drug ethnography

Websites

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• My research site (neip.info)

Publications (26)

Top publication keywords:
Substance Abuse Treatment CentersViolenceN-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamineHallucinogensAgaricalesBiomedical ResearchSubstance-Related DisordersReligionSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeShameCoercionBanisteriopsisPsilocybinPsychopharmacologyLysergic Acid Diethylamide

• Psilocybin-assisted therapy and HIV-related shame.
  Scientific reports 2024 Mehtani NJ, Johnson MO, Hendricks PS, Mitchell J, Anderson BT
• In Memoriam: Roland R. Griffiths (July 19, 1946-October 16, 2023).
  Journal of psychoactive drugs 2024 Henningfield JE, Belouin SJ, Yaden DB, Urrutia J, Anderson BT, Berger A, Grob CS, Labate BC, Maier LJ, Maternowska MC, Weichold F, Magar V
• Older adults in psychedelic-assisted therapy trials: A systematic review.
  Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) 2024 Bouchet L, Sager Z, Yrondi A, Nigam KB, Anderson BT, Ross S, Petridis PD, Beaussant Y
• Psychedelics in Addiction Treatment-Navigating a Sociopolitical Rift.
  JAMA neurology 2024 Mehtani NJ, Anderson BT, Mitchell JM
• Misinterpretations and Omissions: A Critical Response to Goodwin and Colleagues' Commentary on Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy.
  The American journal of psychiatry 2024 O'Donnell KC, Anderson BT, Barrett FS, Bogenschutz MP, Grob CS, Hendricks PS, Kelmendi B, Nayak SM, Nicholas CR, Paleos CA, Stauffer CS, Gukasyan N

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• Psychedelic Research and Therapeutic Practices: Embracing Communities, Groups, and Traditional Knowledge.
  Journal of psychoactive drugs 2023 Magar V, Urrutia J, Anderson BT
• Psychedelic Science, Contemplative Practices, and Indigenous and Other Traditional Knowledge Systems: Towards Integrative Community-Based Approaches in Global Health.
  Journal of psychoactive drugs 2023 Urrutia J, Anderson BT, Belouin SJ, Berger A, Griffiths RR, Grob CS, Henningfield JE, Labate BC, Maier LJ, Maternowska MC, Weichold F, Yaden DB, Magar V
• Psychedelic therapies reconsidered: compounds, clinical indications, and cautious optimism.
  Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2023 Mitchell JM, Anderson BT
• Commentary: Evidence-Informed Recommendation to Achieve Approximate Parity in the Allowed Number of Doses for Common Psychedelics.
  Journal of psychoactive drugs 2023 Thomas KL, Jesse R, Mehtani NJ, Mitchell JM, Anderson BT
• Policy considerations that support equitable access to responsible, accountable, safe, and ethical uses of psychedelic medicines.
  Neuropharmacology 2022 Belouin SJ, Averill LA, Henningfield JE, Xenakis SN, Donato I, Grob CS, Berger A, Magar V, Danforth AL, Anderson BT
• If the Doors of Perception Were Cleansed, Would Chronic Pain be Relieved? Evaluating the Benefits and Risks of Psychedelics.
  The journal of pain 2022 Dworkin RH, Anderson BT, Andrews N, Edwards RR, Grob CS, Ross S, Satterthwaite TD, Strain EC
• Special considerations for evaluating psilocybin-facilitated psychotherapy in vulnerable populations.
  Neuropharmacology 2022 Ortiz CE, Dourron HM, Sweat NW, Garcia-Romeu A, MacCarthy S, Anderson BT, Hendricks PS
• Comment and Response: (Lugo-Radillo & Cortez-Lopez, 2020) Long-Term Amelioration of OCD Symptoms in a Patient with Chronic Consumption of Psilocybin-Containing Mushrooms.
  Journal of psychoactive drugs 2022 Fitzpatrick CM, Anderson BT, Agin-Liebes G, Guydish J
• The Potential of Psychedelics for End of Life and Palliative Care.
  Current topics in behavioral neurosciences 2022 Yaden DB, Nayak SM, Gukasyan N, Anderson BT, Griffiths RR
• Psilocybin-Assisted Group Therapy and Attachment: Observed Reduction in Attachment Anxiety and Influences of Attachment Insecurity on the Psilocybin Experience.
  ACS pharmacology & translational science 2020 Stauffer CS, Anderson BT, Ortigo KM, Woolley J
• Psychedelic medicine: safety and ethical concerns.
  The lancet. Psychiatry 2020 Anderson BT, Danforth AL, Grob CS
• Psilocybin-assisted group therapy for demoralized older long-term AIDS survivor men: An open-label safety and feasibility pilot study.
  EClinicalMedicine 2020 Anderson BT, Danforth A, Daroff PR, Stauffer C, Ekman E, Agin-Liebes G, Trope A, Boden MT, Dilley PJ, Mitchell J, Woolley J
• Psychedelic-Assisted Group Therapy: A Systematic Review.
  Journal of psychoactive drugs 2019 Trope A, Anderson BT, Hooker AR, Glick G, Stauffer C, Woolley JD
• Violence, addiction, recovery: An anthropological study of Mexico's anexos.
  Transcultural psychiatry 2016 Garcia A, Anderson B
• 'Spirituality' and 'cultural adaptation' in a Latino mutual aid group for substance misuse and mental health.
  BJPsych bulletin 2015 Anderson BT, Garcia A
• The Therapeutic Use of Ayahuasca (Labate & Cavnar, Eds)
  Healing with Yagé: An Interview with Taita Juan Bautista Agreda Chindoy 2014 Anderson, Brian T., Beatriz Caiuby Labate, and Celina M. De Leon
• Statement on ayahuasca.
  The International journal on drug policy 2012 Anderson BT, Labate BC, Meyer M, Tupper KW, Barbosa PC, Grob CS, Dawson A, McKenna D
• Ayahuasca as antidepressant? Psychedelics and styles of reasoning in psychiatry
  Anthropology of Consciousness 2012 Anderson, Brian T
• Ayahuasca, ritual and religion in Brazil (Labate & MacRae, Eds)
  The treatment and handling of substance dependence with ayahuasca: Reflections on current and future research 2010 Labate, B. C., Santos, R. G., Anderson, B., Mercante, M., & Barbosa, P. C. R.
• Enhanced sensitivity of the MRL/MpJ mouse to the neuroplastic and behavioral effects of chronic antidepressant treatments.
  Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2009 Balu DT, Hodes GE, Anderson BT, Lucki I
• Psychedelic Psychotherapy: The Ethics of Medicine for the Soul
  Penn Bioethics Journal 2006 Anderson, Brian