Over the past 30 years, psychopathology has shown a growing interest in the study of the self and its alterations from a phenomenological perspective, and a number of studies have appeared on the anomalous experience in schizophrenia. Publications on these topics are scarce in Spanish-language psychiatry. For this reason, this article presents a narrative review, first, of the concept of the...
Este artículo presenta una revisión narrativa sobre las variables extrafarmacológicas que influyen en la terapia asistida con psicodélicos (TAPs). A partir del análisis de literatura reciente, se destaca la importancia de la persona (set) y el ambiente (setting) en la modulación de los efectos subjetivos y terapéuticos de sustancias como la psilocibina o el MDMA. El objetivo principal fue...
Treatment-resistant major depression (TRD) poses a significant challenge in psychiatry due to the limited response to conventional therapies. Subanesthetic dose intravenous (IV) ketamine has emerged as an effective therapeutic option, providing rapid effects on depressive and suicidal symptoms. This article outlines the ketamine infusion protocol implemented in a general hospital, following...
Major depression disorder is an entity with high prevalence and worldwide impact. Current treatments present a non-response rate of 15-30%, and certain adverse effects are seen like apathy syndrome and lack of emotional response. It is stated that the treatment with psilocybin fungi allows the possibility of dose reduction and suspension of classic psychotropic drugs and entails changes on an...
We are currently witnessing a renaissance of psychedelic science in clinical research. In Argentina, the challenges related to its study and the development of new treatments in the field of Psychiatry are subject to the adoption of certain regulatory policies. The evolution of the knowledge about the effects, mechanisms of action and therapeutic potential of serotonergic psychedelics warrants...
Traditional psychedelics, such as LSD, psilocybin, or DMT, are psychoactive compounds that exert their effects mainly through agonism over serotonergic receptors. In appropriate doses and contexts, they produce profound changes in the subjective experience, configuring altered states of consciousness that, upon reaching a critical point, involve the appearance of phenomena of mystical,...
Addictions are one of the most important health problems worldwide. Within these disorders, cannabis is one of the psychoactive substances with more burden of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The actual knowledge about the effectiveness of treatments for cannabis use disorders is unsatisfactory. This review aims to explore the evidence on cannabidiol for the treatment of cannabis use...