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Mónica Méndez-Díaz

2 papers in the library · 2 citations · publishing 2024

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Fármacos enteógenos y la depresión resistente al tratamiento: Una revisión narrativa

Psicumex June 1, 2024 Andrea Herrera Solís, Jacqueline Cortés Morelos, Alejandra E. Ruiz Contreras et al.

Los enteógenos han surgido en la investigación clínica como un tratamiento alternativo para la Depresión Resistente al Tratamiento (DRT). Tienen efectos antidepresivos rápidos y duraderos, son ansiolíticos, y mitigan la ideación suicida. Además, inducen emociones positivas y provocan experiencias místicas o espirituales, atributos que pueden contribuir a su eficacia terapéutica, dada la...

Rewarding Effects of the Hallucinogen 4-AcO-DMT Administration and Withdrawal in Rats: A Challenge to the Opponent-Process Theory.

Neuroscience Letters January 18, 2024 Hector Vargas-Perez, Fernando Minauro-Sanmiguel, Ryan Ting-A-Kee et al. 2 citations

According to the opponent-process theory of drug addiction, the intake of an addictive substance initiates two processes: a rapid primary process that results in the drug's rewarding effects, and a slower opponent process that leads to the aversive motivational state of drug aftereffects. This aversive state is integral in the desire, pursuit, and maintenance of drug use, potentially leading to...