Although recreational inhalation of nitrous oxide (N 2 O) often causes acute, severe symptoms–most notably spinal cord degeneration due to functional vitamin B 12 inactivation–diagnosis remains challenging. It is frequently missed by frontline providers because multi-system involvement complicates the differential diagnosis, which is further obscured by internet-guided harm reduction. This...
Dreams are part of our lives. Day and night, we live with them. Dreams are personal and significant to the individual who is dreaming them. The psychological significance of dreams is evident in the unconscious thoughts of our inner concerns, worries, fears, wishes, expectations, and fantasies. No one should underestimate the value of dreams in their lives because they can provide the right...
Ketamine, initially developed as a safer alternative to phencyclidine, has emerged as a groundbreaking treatment in psychiatric practice. It gained popularity after its approval by the FDA in 1970 for its analgesic properties and ability to induce altered consciousness while maintaining vital functions. In the 1990s, researchers discovered its rapid and potent antidepressant effects, especially...
Background. The continuing apparitional events at Medjugorje in Bosnia offer an opportunity for sceptics to gain fresh insight into an alleged mystical-cum-paranormal phenomenon. Initially, the apparitional experiences occurred in a collective manner ruling out the possibilities of psychological and spiritual artefacts. Ostensibly, according to the percipients, an active apparition—that has...
Background. It is scientifically undeniable that there is a relationship between cannabis use, psychoses of different types and other mental disorders. Frequent use of cannabis as well as high potency synthetic cannabis has special clinical significance for public health. Method. A review of the best and most current specialized literature published in order to clarify possible controversies...
The article presents the results of research into the clinical and dynamic characteristics of psychosis following the use of synthetic cannabinoids (SC). The aim of the study is a clinical-dynamic analysis of 348 psychotic conditions following the use of synthetic cannabinoids involved 173 patients. The results of the study are: we describe the stages of psychosis development and psychosis...
Depression has been considered essentially a psycho-bio, social condition. In this paper, a hypnotic/quantum approach to understanding depression is attempted and parallel or co-thinking is designated as quantum thinking, one of the main sources of depressive cognitions. It is the flexibility of the quantum brain that accounts for cognitive distortions. Hypnosis may involve a spectrum of...