Psychedelic Ethics Review

Psychedelic Ethics Review is a platform dedicated to examining the ethical complexities surrounding psychedelic medicine, with a particular focus on events and professional conduct within the Salt Lake City psychiatric community. Through a detailed case study spanning nearly a decade, the site explores themes of alleged retaliation, an alleged MDMA-facilitated sexual assault, and events culminating in the May 13, 2023 Parth Gandhi PhD murder-suicide.

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Drawing on the author’s account and publicly reported information, this project analyzes the roles and responses of key figures within academic psychiatry—including institutional leadership, ethics consultants, and treating clinicians—featured across dedicated pages examining allegations, reporting pathways, and professional accountability.

 

It situates these narratives within broader discussions of ethics in psychedelic medicine, including consent, power dynamics, boundary violations, and the responsibilities of psychiatrists and institutions when confronted with potential harm. Our aim is to foster informed, critical dialogue at the intersection of mental health, ethics, and emerging therapeutic modalities. By integrating personal narrative, ethical analysis, and institutional review, Psychedelic Ethics Review seeks to illuminate how complex systems respond—or fail to respond—to allegations of harm, and what that means for the future of safe and ethical psychedelic practice.