Usos da ayahuasca e discursos sobre transtornos mentais na imprensa brasileira 1960-2010
Ciencias Sociales y Religión December 19, 2023 DOI: 10.20396/csr.v25i00.8671997 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Qualitative study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Brazilian news reports on ayahuasca from the 1960s to 2020 |
| Topics | Ayahuasca |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key findings | Brazilian press coverage of ayahuasca shifted from negative associations with hallucination and madness to a focus on therapeutic potential, legitimizing the brew in recent decades. |
Abstract
Historically, ayahuasca has been associated in the press with “hallucination”, “drugs” and “madness”. However, the advancement of research on its “therapeutic potential” and the dissemination of results in the news raise the question, which is also a premise, whether there has been a transformation in the social meanings of the brew in a recent period. Here, the objective was to analyze the coverage of press vehicles in relation to the uses of ayahuasca and discourses on mental disorders. In terms of Latour, these press vehicles are fundamental ‘actors’ in a sociotechnical network of ayahuasca that integrates with other actors and with which it establishes ‘associations’ and ‘controversies’ in the public debate. An analysis was carried out of discourses on mental disorders related to the use of ayahuasca in reports by vehicles in Brazil, nationally and from the Amazon region, from the 1960s to 2020. These documents show changes in approach, in the narratives and grammars that have recently legitimized ayahuasca in comparison to previous decades.
Comparable studies
Other qualitative studies on ayahuasca, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The antipodes Of the mind Indigenous people, shamans, members of different religious sects using Ayahuasca, and... | 2002 | Qualitative study | |
| Drug Tourism or Spiritual Healing? Ayahuasca Seekers in Amazonia Westerners participating in an ayahuasca retreat in Amazonia | 2005 | Qualitative study | |
| Therapeutic Effects of Ritual Ayahuasca Use in the Treatment of Substance Dependence—Qualitative Results Therapists, expert researchers, and individuals who underwent ayahuasca-assisted... | 2014 | Qualitative study | n = 29 |
| Nourishing the Spirit: Exploratory Research on Ayahuasca Experiences along the Continuum of Recovery from Eating Disorders Individuals previously diagnosed with an eating disorder | 2017 | Qualitative study | n = 16 |
| Exploring ayahuasca‐assisted therapy for addiction: A qualitative analysis of preliminary findings among an Indigenous community in Canada Indigenous adults in Canada who participated in ayahuasca-assisted ceremonial retreats | 2019 | Qualitative study | n = 11 |
Citations in the library
Cites 11
- Rapid antidepressant effects of the psychedelic ayahuasca in treatment-resistant depression: a randomized placebo-controlled trial Psychological Medicine June 15, 2018
- Antidepressant effects of a single dose of ayahuasca in patients with recurrent depression: a preliminary report Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry March 1, 2015
- Seeing with the eyes shut: Neural basis of enhanced imagery following ayahuasca ingestion Human Brain Mapping September 16, 2011
- Assessment of Alcohol and Tobacco Use Disorders Among Religious Users of Ayahuasca Frontiers in Psychiatry April 24, 2018
- A Critical Evaluation of Reports Associating Ayahuasca with Life-Threatening Adverse Reactions Journal of Psychoactive Drugs April 1, 2013
and 6 more in the library