2026-05-20 β€’ OPEN Foundation

Truffles, therapy, disciplinary law – An OPEN perspective on the grey area in which (licensed) therapists operate in the Netherlands with regard to psychedelics

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Read this article in Dutch here. On May 8, 2026, the Amsterdam Healthcare Disciplinary Board ruled on a significant case in which the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ) had filed a complaint against a clinical psychologist (CP). The psychologist was conditionally suspended for treating a patient who had consumed psilocybin-containing truffles prior to therapy […] The post Truffles, therapy, disciplinary law – An OPEN perspective on the grey area in which (licensed) therapists operate in the Netherlands with regard to psychedelics appeared first on OPEN Foundation.

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