Absolute Addiction Psychiatry Review
2020
Mashal Khan, Anil A. Thomas
3 citations
Anabolic-androgenic steroids, inhalants, hallucinogens, dissociative anesthetics and “club drugs” are a heterogeneous group of substances that have considerable potential for misuse and associated morbidity and/or mortality. Steroid use often goes undetected, even by addiction psychiatrists, though significant medical and psychiatric consequences often arise from chronic use. Inhalants, which...
Libro Comunicaciones
2020
R. Pinilla, Psicologa Clara Rodriguez, Diana Batet et al.
Objetivo: Exponer los potenciales beneficios terapéuticos del uso de ayahuasca, desde la neurofarmacología y la evidencia clínica existente hasta el momento. Material y métodos: Se realizó una revisión de la literatura en las bases de datos pubmed, clinical key y textos de difusión científica. Resultados y conclusiones: Existe literatura acerca del potencial uso terapéutico del ayahuasca en...
Drug Science, Policy and Law
2020
Natasha L. Mason, Patrick C. Dolder, Kim P. C. Kuypers
15 citations
Background It has been suggested that the outcome of the psychedelic experience is dependent on set and setting. While scientific research into the therapeutic potential of psychedelics is growing, it is clear that in clinical populations an optimal set and setting will not always be attainable. It was aimed to assess under which emotional and environmental circumstances psychedelic users use...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
2020
Helle Kaasik, Kairi Kreegipuu
31 citations
The study aims to describe ayahuasca users in Estonia and compare their mental health and quality of life to those of nonusers. Ceremonial practices, motivation for ayahuasca use, use-related experiences, and subjective consequences of use are described. We conducted a cross-sectional case-controlled study of thirty ayahuasca users and thirty nonusers matched by gender, age, and education. The...
Frontiers in Psychology
2020
Sami Abuhamdeh
140 citations
The "flow" experience (Csikszentmihalyi, 1975) has been the focus of a large body of empirical work spanning more than four decades. Nevertheless, advancement in understanding - beyond what Csikszentmihalyi uncovered during his initial breakthrough in 1975 - has been modest. In this conceptual analysis, it is argued that progress within the field has been impeded by a lack of consistency in how...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
2020
Ismael Eduardo Apud Peláez
22 citations
Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew that contains N,N-dimethyltryptamine and monoamine oxidase-inhibiting alkaloids. It is originally from the Amazon rainforest, but since the 1990s it has expanded worldwide. The compound is used in different religious, spiritual, and therapeutic settings. One of its common applications is for the treatment of addiction. The current study is an assessment of the...
Frontiers in Psychology
2020
Robin Bekrater-Bodmann, Ruben T Azevedo, Vivien Ainley et al.
25 citations
The perception of being located within one's body (i.e., bodily self-location) is an essential feature of everyday self-experience. However, by manipulating exteroceptive input, healthy participants can easily be induced to perceive themselves as being spatially dislocated from their physical bodies. It has previously been suggested that interoception, i.e., the processing of inner...
International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering
December 31, 2019
Meditation refers to a state of mind of relaxation and concentration, where generally the mind and body is at rest. The process of meditation reflects the state of the brain which is distinct from sleep or typical wakeful states of consciousness. Meditative practices usually involve regulation of emotions and monitoring of attention. Over the past decade there has been a tremendous increase in...
Romanian Journal of Pediatrics
December 31, 2019
Viorela Nițescu
Conform definiiei stabilite de Monitorul European pentru Droguri i Toxicomanie (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction -EMCDDA), o "substan psihoactiv nou este considerat orice substan narcotic sau psihotrop n form pur sau n preparate, care nu este controlat prin Conveniile privitoare la droguri ale Naiunilor Unite i care reprezint o ameninare la adresa sntii umane comparabil...
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
December 20, 2019
Anya K. Bershad, Katrin H. Preller, Royce Lee et al.
95 citations
BackgroundThe practice of "microdosing," or the use of repeated, very low doses of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) to improve mood or cognition, has received considerable public attention, but empirical studies are lacking. Controlled studies are needed to investigate both the therapeutic potential and the neurobiological underpinnings of this pharmacologic treatment.MethodsThe present study...