Drug Science, Policy and Law
2023
WaiFung Tsang, Simon Ruffell, Nigel Netzband et al.
Background The potential benefits of ayahuasca on mental health conditions are well documented. This pilot study is the first to explore whether there is an association with ayahuasca use and reductions in inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, the core features of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Methods In this exploratory, observational pilot study, the Adult...
Sao Paulo Medical Journal
2023
Caroline Darold Vieira, Mateus Gustavo Favaro, Renan Barros Lopes et al.
Case report: A 57-year-old woman was referred to our service after noticing difficulty in coordinating the movements of the right hand. The symptoms occurred after she consumed ayahuasca in a religious ceremony and persisted after the psychedelic effects weaned off. On the first evaluation, she had right hemiataxia and increased blood pressure (200/100 mmHg). The head computed tomography (CT)...
Historia, Ciencias, Saude--Manguinhos
2023
Vinícius Maurício de Lima, Maria Gabriela Silva Martins da Cunha Marinho
1 citation
Abstract This article describes the associations and controversies between indigenous and western uses of ayahuasca between 1850 and 1950 in relation to the “psychedelic renaissance.” This movement has gained scientific attention since 2000, but hearkens back to the 1960s and 1970s, when anti-drug policy halted research on the “therapeutic potential” of psychoactive substances. Pioneering...
Editora Científica Digital eBooks
2023
Mateus Miranda, Lucas Soares de Jesus
1 citation
Most High School chemistry teachers keep having difficulty in contextualizing school contents in their lessons. The use of new methodologies in school enables students to understand, in their practice, the theory that they have been thought. Therefore, this study aimed at applying a case study that addressed the theme ayahuasca to teach functional groups to High School seniors at the Instituto...
2023
André Van der Braak
10 citations
Ayahuasca often yields transformative experiences that merge such familiar categories as the sacred and the secular, transcendence and immanence, subject and object, and the human and the nonhuman. However, such experiences are interpreted differently by Western and indigenous discourses. Using the work of French philosopher Bruno Latour, André van der Braak asks fundamental ontological...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
2023
Meris Williams, Annie Kingston Miller, Anja Loizaga-Velder et al.
8 citations
Given the mortality, chronicity, and treatment drop-out rates observed among individuals with eating disorders (EDs), innovative approaches are needed. Ayahuasca, a psychedelic plant medicine from the Amazon, is currently being investigated. This study expands on prior exploratory research by describing the perspectives of ayahuasca ceremony leaders regarding their conceptualizations of EDs and...
European Neuropsychopharmacology
2023
Lucas Oliveira Maia, Dimitri Daldegan-Bueno, Isabel Wießner et al.
46 citations
The therapeutic potential of the psychedelic brew ayahuasca has been investigated in preclinical and clinical studies. Currently, the most consistent evidence refers to depression. However, various studies suggest that ayahuasca may comprise therapeutic benefits in other health conditions. This narrative review provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of ayahuasca's therapeutic effects in...
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
2023
Johannes G. Ramaekers, Pablo Mallaroni, Lilian Kloft et al.
15 citations
Abstract Consumption of the psychedelic brew ayahuasca is a central ritualistic aspect of the Santo Daime religion. The current observational, baseline controlled study was designed to assess whether members (n = 24) of the Santo Daime church would show enhanced capacity for mental imagery during an ayahuasca experience. In addition, this study assessed whether the effects of ayahuasca on...
Historia, Ciencias, Saude--Manguinhos
2023
Vinícius Maurício de Lima, Maria Gabriela Silva Martins da Cunha Marinho
1 citation
This article describes the associations and controversies between indigenous and western uses of ayahuasca between 1850 and 1950 in relation to the "psychedelic renaissance." This movement has gained scientific attention since 2000, but hearkens back to the 1960s and 1970s, when anti-drug policy halted research on the "therapeutic potential" of psychoactive substances. Pioneering studies on...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
2023
Anja Loizaga-Velder, Cecile Giovannetti, Ricardo Campoy Gomez et al.
9 citations
This paper describes three case studies from an outpatient intercultural therapeutic program founded and run by Yaqui health professionals and traditional healers to serve members of the Yaqui tribe residing in Sonora, Mexico. This pilot therapeutic program has been designed specifically for Indigenous individuals, incorporating the ceremonial use of naturally derived psychedelics in addressing...