Lukas Basedow

PhD student

Biography

Lukas A. Basedow is a PhD student at TU Dresden, Germany investigating the co-occurrence of PTSD and SUDs in adolescents. He studied Psychology (B.Sc.) and Neuropsychology (M.Sc.) in the Netherlands, Wellington. New Zealand and Berlin, Germany. His research deals with the role specific substances play for adolescent SUD patients with PTSD, especially focusing on the topic of self-medication. Additionally, Lukas is interested in and works on harm-reduction initiatives, psychedelic substances, and cognitive consequences of substance use.