Therapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities
November 28, 2019
Nualnong Wongtongkam, Phrakhru Bhavanaveeranusith
Purpose Substance abuse has become a major health issue in Thailand, contributing to high numbers of premature deaths and requiring considerable expenditure on treatment and rehabilitation programs. The purpose of this paper is to explore use of Vipassana meditation to reduce depression and improve empathy and self-awareness in drug dependent women at a rehabilitation centre....
Translational Psychiatry
November 18, 2019
Zhongshan Cheng, Chureerat Phokaew, Yi-Ling Chou et al.
4 citations
Abstract Cannabis, the most widely used illicit drug, can induce hallucinations. Our understanding of the biology of cannabis-induced hallucinations (Ca-HL) is limited. We used the Semi-Structured Assessment for Drug Dependence and Alcoholism (SSADDA) to identify cannabis-induced hallucinations (Ca-HL) among long-term cannabis users (used cannabis ≥1 year and ≥100 times). A genome-wide...
Neuropsychopharmacology
November 16, 2019
Friederike Holze, Patrick Vizeli, Felix Müller et al.
250 citations
Abstract Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a classic psychedelic, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is an empathogen, and d -amphetamine is a classic stimulant. All three substances are used recreationally. LSD and MDMA are being investigated as medications to assist psychotherapy, and d -amphetamine is used for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. All three...
Psychopharmacology
November 15, 2019
Michael D. Berquist, Sebastian Leth-Petersen, Jesper L. Kristensen et al.
There is a renewed interest in the use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) for treating psychiatric conditions. Although MDMA has entered phase II clinical trials and shows promise as an adjunct treatment, there is an extensive literature detailing the potential neurotoxicity and adverse neurobehavioral effects associated with MDMA use. Previous research indicates that the adverse...
PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences
November 15, 2019
Candice L Shelby
World-wide, researchers and practitioners in psychiatry are increasingly interested in the effectiveness of such substances as MDMA, LSA, and psylocibin in treating such disorders as addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other types of depressive and anxiety. Although most of these substances were declared illegal in most countries during the 1970s, research into their use was...
Revista Brasileira de Direito Animal
November 14, 2019
M. Pereira, S. A. Mello
Ayahuasca is a psychoactive beverage commonly consumed by indigenous people of the Amazon, traditionally used in religious and medicinal rituals. Nowadays, the infusion is often consumed by non-indigenous people due to its popularization. Scientific research corroborates the indigenous belief on the beverage’s healing powers when it comes to psychoneurological disorders. It is verified that a...
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
November 14, 2019
Claudius Lenz, Jonas Wick, Daniel Braga et al.
56 citations
Abstract Upon injury, psychotropic psilocybin‐producing mushrooms instantly develop an intense blue color, the chemical basis and mode of formation of which has remained elusive. We report two enzymes from Psilocybe cubensis that carry out a two‐step cascade to prepare psilocybin for oxidative oligomerization that leads to blue products. The phosphatase PsiP removes the 4‐ O ‐phosphate group to...
November 13, 2019
Robin van Löben Sels
This chapter begins with definitions and the history of the attribute of respiration as it has always related to the mystery of the breath, which in turn is associated with life and death and, as life force, connected to spirit and soul. Connections are explored between the breath and instinctual expression of strong affects, and connections with the inspirations of the inner world and the...
Agronomy
November 12, 2019
Adama Coulibaly, Kamkam Woumou, Jens B. Aune
Sorghum and pearl millet are the most important stable crops in the drylands of West Africa. This four-year study based on two experiments assessed different low-cost methods for intensification of sorghum and millet production under contrasting rainfall conditions in Mali. Experiment 1 assessed the microdosing rates 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8 g NPK hill−1 combined with seed priming across four...
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
November 9, 2019
Hanna M. Ollila, Nasa Sinnott-Armstrong, Katri Kantojärvi et al.
5 citations
preprint
ABSTRACT Nightmares are vivid, extended and extremely dysphoric dreams that awaken the dreamer. Twin studies indicate that nightmare frequency has a heritability between 36 and 51% providing evidence for genetic factors underlying predisposition to nightmares. Furthermore, while cross-sectional epidemiological findings suggest that heavy alcohol usage, traumatic experiences and psychiatric...