Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria
2025
Edgar A Estrella-Parra, José G. Avila-Acevedo, Ana M García-bores et al.
Ayahuasca is a psychotropic beverage from South America, derived from Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis. The beverage contains alkaloids such as β-carbolines and dimethyltryptamine (DMT), which alter the psychoactive functions associated with perception and thought processes. Its consumption in the countries of origin, such as Brazil, Colombia, and Peru, is prevalent. Its use has been...
Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria
2024
María Del Mar Arango-Posada, Ana Isabel Prada-Escobar, Carolina Marín-Hernández et al.
Major depressive disorder is related to unfavourable outcomes in patients with severe comorbidities. In transplant patients, major depression is associated with worse clinical outcomes. We present the case of a 55-year-old man with a heart transplant due to heart failure of ischaemic origin. Six months after the transplant he developed depressed mood, anhedonia and suicidal ideation with a...
Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria
2022
Harvey Ricardo Cerón Tapia, Mayra Alejandra González Guzmán, Sergio Andrés Córdoba Ortiz
10 citations
Psychosis induced by ayahuasca is a rare occurrence. However, due to an increase in the access and distribution of this substance, it is necessary to highlight the cases in which it occurs. We describe the case of a 26-year-old man who was admitted to the psychiatric service after seven months of changes in behaviour, delusions and the subsequent exacerbation of symptoms, after participating in...
Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria
2021
Raul Felipe Palma-álvarez, Lara Grau-López, Elena Ros-Cucurull et al.
12 citations
Ayahuasca is a psychotropic infusion prepared by boiling the bark of Amazonian plants and has many psychopharmacological effects not fully understood. Some of those effects are used as treatment for different diseases. However, the side effects of ayahuasca, including ayahuasca-induced psychosis, are an important issue. Here we report the case of a patient who had a psychotic episode after...
Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria
2018
Marco Fierro, Ana María Hernández, John Malcolm
Delusion of control, including thought insertion, occurs in 20% of patients with schizophrenia. However little is known of its psychopathology, and studies involving patients are scarce. To explore the subjective experience of patients with delusion of control and to propose a psychopathological explanation based on empirical evidence. Qualitative exploratory study of 7 patients (6 with...
Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria
2016
Marco Fierro, Andrés Bustos, Carlos Molina
It is important to make distinction between bipolar and unipolar depression because treatment and prognosis are different. Since the diagnosis of the two conditions is purely clinical, find symptomatic differences is useful. Find differences in subjective experience (first person) between unipolar and bipolar depression. Phenomenological-oriented qualitative exploratory study of 12 patients (7...
Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria
March 1, 2014
Flor Emilce Cely Ávila
The discussion on explanation and understanding has led to a division in the sciences, based on what is considered to be inherent to each of the domains. The task of the natural sciences would be the explanation, while that of the social sciences would be understanding or interpretation.There is a line of work that currently seeks to overcome the methodological dualism and to propose more...
Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria
2014
Pablo López-silva
The study of mental illness involves profound methodological and philosophical debates. This article explores the disciplinary complementarity, particularly, between philosophy of mind, phenomenology, and empirical studies in psychiatry and psychopathology in the context of the understanding of schizophrenia. After clarifying the possible role of these disciplines, it is explored the way in...
Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria
September 1, 2012
Andrés Segovia-Cuellar
4 citations
Since the middle of 20(th) Century, cognitive science has been recognized as the genuine convergence field for all scientific advances in human mind studies with the mechanisms enabling knowledge. Since then, it has become a multidisciplinary area where several research disciplines and actors have acquired citizenship, allowing new expectations on the scientific study of human uniqueness....