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Robert O. Pihl

5 papers in the library · 509 citations · publishing 1978-2010

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Lucid Dreaming as a Treatment for Recurrent Nightmares

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics February 18, 2010 Antonio Zadra, Robert O. Pihl 120 citations

BACKGROUND: Lucid dreams occur when a person becomes aware that he or she is dreaming while still in the dream state. Previous reports on the use of lucid dreaming in the treatment of nightmares do not contain adequate baseline data, follow-up data, or both. METHODS: A treatment of recurrent nightmares incorporating progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery, and lucid dream induction is...

Patterns of simultaneous polysubstance use in drug using university students

Human Psychopharmacology Clinical and Experimental June 1, 2006 Sean P. Barrett, Christine Darredeau, Robert O. Pihl 276 citations

Abstract Simultaneous polysubstance use (SPU) is a common phenomenon, yet little is known about how various substances are used with one another. In the present study 149 drug‐using university students completed structured interviews about their use of various substances. For each substance ever used, participants provided details about the type, order and amount of all substances...

Ecstasy and Drug Consumption Patterns: A Canadian Rave Population Study

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry August 1, 2002 Samantha R. Gross, Sean P. Barrett, John S. Shestowsky et al. 97 citations

Objective: This study investigates the drug consumption patterns of a sample of rave attendees in the city of Montreal, Quebec, and seeks to identify the prevalence of 3,4-methylendioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and other drug use in this population. Method: We administered a self-report questionnaire to 210 respondents. For various licit and illicit substances, participants reported their age of...

Hallucinogenic drugs attenuate the subjective response to alcohol in humans

Human Psychopharmacology Clinical and Experimental 2000 Sean P. Barrett, Jennifer Archambault, Marla Engelberg et al. 11 citations

This study investigated possible interactions between alcohol and hallucinogens in 22 lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and/or psilocybin users through retrospective structured interviews. Of those who had used LSD with alcohol, 86;7 per cent reported a complete blockade of subjective alcohol effects, while the remaining cases reported a diminished response. In addition, 60 per cent of...

Negative expectancy as a mediating variable in marihuana intoxication

Journal of Clinical Psychology October 1, 1978 Robert O. Pihl, Zindel V. Segal, Diane Shea 5 citations

Sixty experienced marihuana smokers participated in a study designed to assess the effect of a negative expectancy on marihuana intoxication. Two different environments, threat of shock and no-threat, were used under the drug conditions of marihuana and placebo. Ss came into the laboratory and adjusted a level of shock received at their fingertips, to a point of mild discomfort. Only those Ss...