Psychological Medicine
December 23, 2002
Louisa Degenhardt
34 citations
The issue of whether an association exists between cannabis and psychosis exists, and why, has received considerable attention in recent years (Hall, 1998; Mueser et al. 1998; Blanchard et al. 2000; Degenhardt & Hall, 2002). There are probably a number of reasons for the sustained interest. First, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia are often chronic or recurring (Mason et al. 1996), are...
Psychological Medicine
May 1, 2001
Sarajane Bhattachary, Jane H. Powell
138 citations
Background. It has recently been shown that 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) or ‘ecstasy’ causes long-lasting alterations to brain structure and function in animals, and there is mounting evidence that recreational users of the drug show impairments in some aspects of cognitive functioning including memory for verbal information. The present study investigates possible effects on other...
Psychological Medicine
August 1, 1992
John Smythies
9 citations
Neurophilosophy is Patricia Churchland's (1986) hypothesis that the mind-brain 'problem' and related 'problems' such as those surrounding perception and cognition will be solved by advances in cognitive neuroscience.This entails that the attempts by philosophers to solve these problems by their methods of purely logical, conceptual and linguistic analysis are doomed to failure as they represent...
Psychological Medicine
May 1, 1980
Michael A. West
SYNOPSISPrevious research on meditation and the EEG is described, and findings relating to EEG patterns during meditation are discussed. Comparisons of meditation with other altered states are reviewed and it is concluded that, on the basis of existing EEG evidence, there is some reason for differentiating between meditation and drowsing. Research on alpha-blocking and habituation of the...
Psychological Medicine
May 1, 1978
M L Gentil, M Lader
Twenty female anxious neurotic patients were compared with 25 normal female volunteers, divided into a low anxious normal and a high anxious group, with respect to dream report content. Dream reports were analysed using an objective and reliable method and were correlated with the day-time attitudes of the subjects measured by Semantic Differential techniques. Anxiety levels influenced both...