The stars were already aligning in childhood for a boy who would eventually become "a rising star in the area of mood and alcohol disorders research." When Mark Niciu, M. D. , Ph. D. , was growing up, it looked as if the stage was already being set for his future career. Mark Niciu, M. D. , Ph. D. : "To be a good psychiatrist-scientist, you need to be passionate, inquisitive, and willing to...
Even if ingesting the hallucinogen psilocybin can increase positive feelings of bliss or oneness with the universe, it is questionable whether such feelings represent authentic mystical experience or spiritual growth.
Back to table of contents Previous article Next article Clinical & Research NewsFull AccessMarijuana-Induced Psychosis May Foretell Future EpisodesJoan Arehart-TreichelJoan Arehart-TreichelSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:3 Feb 2006https://doi.org/10.1176/pn.41.3.0023Reports from various researchers have suggested that marijuana-induced psychosis is generally short-lived...
Back to table of contents Previous article Next article Clinical & Research NewsFull Access'Imagery Rehearsal' Can Control PTSD-Related NightmaresJoan Arehart-TreichelJoan Arehart-TreichelPublished Online:21 Sep 2001https://doi.org/10.1176/pn.36.18.0023In 1994, a Wyoming native—"Tom"—was hiking in the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park when an 800-pound grizzly bear tackled him and...