Introduction: The current corona virus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a serious global health crisis that has affected large parts of the public and private life worldwide, including the use of psychoactive substances. In this study, we investigated the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use of serotonergic psychedelics, i.e., the settings in which people use psychedelics, the...
BackgroundAyahuasca is a psychotropic drink made from the Amazonian vine Banisteriopsis caapi. Active components include beta-carboline alkaloids and the hallucinogen N-N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT). This review aimed to identify and summarize the literature on the safety and effectiveness of ayahuasca among recreational users.MethodA comprehensive literature search was done on November 1, 2019 in...
I have a folder called "Inquiry" where I have put all the material I have gathered on this project.Basically, this is an inquiry on inquiry.The Greeks, of course, figure in it -including the pre-Socratics, such as Heraclitus -and in modern times -Heidegger: for example with his articulation of the disclosure of Being, his idea of the Lichtung, or clearing, into which Being reveals itself, and...
Review ARticle][12] Yoga is a nonpharmacological means to develop overall mental health by improving willpower, emotional control, and self-confidence and reducing perceived fatigue, stress, and lifestyle-related disorders due to stress such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obesity, and many more through mantras, meditation, pranayama, and asanas. 13,14Mindfulness is a technique to purposely...
Background: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) as a complementary approach in patients with bulimia nervosa (BN) or binge eating disorder (BED), and to assess how the reduction of the cognitive load of words related to eating disorders (ED) could constitute an intermediate factor explaining its global efficacy. Methods: Eighty-eight...
Abstract This article discusses current literature on the use of 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)‐assisted psychotherapy in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). MDMA, the intended active ingredient in illicit Ecstasy or Molly products, is a psychedelic that causes an elevated mood, feeling of bonding, and increased energy. In MDMA‐assisted psychotherapy, patients are...
INFADOctober 25, 2021Celina Ribeiro, Henrique C. Pereira
A atenção prestada aos sinais internos do corpo parece ter uma influência importante no funcionamento sexual da mulher, uma maior consciência interocetiva parece estar relacionada com um melhor funcionamento sexual, nas suas diversas dimensões. Neste sentido, pretendeu-se identificar, selecionar, avaliar e sintetizar as evidências científicas relevantes disponíveis sobre a relação da...
Healthcare employees often experience high stress and may benefit from accessible psychosocial interventions. In this pilot study, we explored preliminary feasibility, acceptability, and psychological effects of a telephone-based adaption of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for healthcare employees. Eleven participants (M age = 49.9; 27.3% ethnic/racial minority) were enrolled in an...
If our knowledge of shamanism has been so abidingly partial, so impressively uneven, so deeply varied by history, and so enduringly skeptical for so long, how has its study come to occupy such pride of place in the anthropological canon? One answer comes in a history of social relations where shamans both are cast as translators of the unseen and are themselves sites of anxiety in a very real...