Assessing readiness for implementation of psychedelic-assisted mental health therapy, in low- and middle-income countries
Journal of Psychedelic Studies September 4, 2025 Kevin D. Lam, Caroline Griffin, S. Kantipudi et al. 1 citation
Eighteen low- and middle-income countries on five continents show promise for implementing psychedelic-assisted therapies, with South Africa, Thailand, Mexico, Brazil, and Jamaica ranking in the top tertiles across seven of eight readiness domains. Readiness depends on high mental health burden, adequate infrastructure and insurance coverage, less stringent legal prohibitions, and cultural familiarity with psychedelics. Twenty-five countries did not achieve top rankings in any domain. The assessment used thirty-four criteria across eight domains, including disease epidemiology, mental health infrastructure, workforce, and legal status, to evaluate 136 countries.