Debates em Psiquiatria
May 31, 2018
André Botelho Oliveira, Babington Rodrigo Silva, Eduardo Trachtenberg et al.
1 citation
A ayahuasca é um chá que se obtém através da mistura de plantas brasileiras. Já existem várias hipóteses que corroboram suas ações antidepressivas pela inibição da enzima monoamina oxidase (MAO) e de virada maníaca com o seu uso. Este artigo descreve o caso de um homem de 30 anos de idade com diagnóstico de transtorno bipolar tipo 1 (TB tipo 1) prévio, que apresentou, após o consumo do chá,...
Frontiers in Pharmacology
May 29, 2018
Elisangela Gouveia Cata-Preta, Yasmim A. Serra, Eliseu Da Cruz Moreira-Junior et al.
50 citations
Ayahuasca is a hallucinogenic beverage produced from the decoction of Banisteriopsis caapi (Bc) and Psychotria viridis (Pv), β-carboline- and N,N-dimethyltryptamine(DMT)-containing plants, respectively. Accumulating evidence suggests that ayahuasca may have therapeutic effects on ethanol abuse. It is not known, however, whether its effects are dependent on the presence of DMT or if...
Critique of Anthropology
May 14, 2018
Robin Rodd
13 citations
Ayahuasca, a psychoactive plant decoction, has spread from indigenous communities in South America to urban areas in the Americas, Europe, and Australia where it is used in neoshamanic rituals. This paper draws on ethnography of Australian ayahuasca ceremonies to examine the ways that individualism shapes the structure of ayahuasca rituals, the interpretation of visionary experiences, and...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
May 8, 2018
Ana Cecília de Menezes Galvão, Raíssa Nóbrega de Almeida, Erick Allan Dos Santos Silva et al.
102 citations
Major depression is a highly prevalent mood disorder, affecting about 350 million people, and around 30% of the patients are resistant to currently available antidepressant medications. Recent evidence from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) supports the rapid antidepressant effects of the psychedelic ayahuasca in treatment-resistant depression. The aim of this study was to explore the effect...
Revista do Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros
April 27, 2018
Tânia Stolze Lima
10 citations
Oferecendo-se mais como uma fala do que um artigo, este texto é um relato etnográfico sobre um movimento de recriação do xamanismo que tem animado o povo Yudjá nos últimos cinco anos e que foi deslanchado por seu encontro com a ayahuasca. A fim de desdobrar o meu próprio encontro com esse encontro, procuro criar uma vizinhança ou afinidade entre o movimento Yudjá, o conceito deleuze-guattariano...
April 24, 2018
Ana Paula Silva Campagnoli
1 citation
\n A temporalidade compõe os atos da pessoa no mundo. A subjetividade assume papel importante, a partir dela é que o tempo adquire sentido e significado. Desta forma, a percepção subjetiva do tempo torna-se essencial para a percepção da realidade, delineando uma distinção entre o decurso temporal dos eventos vividos ao longo da vida, o que implica que o processamento da informação temporal é...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
April 24, 2018
Paulo César Ribeiro Barbosa, Luís Fernando Tófoli, Michael P. Bogenschutz et al.
95 citations
The aims of this study were to assess the impact of ceremonial use of ayahuasca-a psychedelic brew containing N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and β-carboline -and attendance at União do Vegetal (UDV) meetings on substance abuse; here we report the findings related to alcohol and tobacco use disorder. A total of 1,947 members of UDV 18+ years old were evaluated in terms of years of membership and...
Frontiers in Pharmacology
April 5, 2018
Antonio Inserra
91 citations
Ayahuasca ingestion modulates brain activity, neurotransmission, gene expression and epigenetic regulation. N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT, one of the alkaloids in Ayahuasca) activates sigma 1 receptor (SIGMAR1) and others. SIGMAR1 is a multi-faceted stress-responsive receptor which promotes cell survival, neuroprotection, neuroplasticity, and neuroimmunomodulation. Simultaneously, monoamine...
Psychiatry Research
April 4, 2018
Alba Franquesa, Alberto Sainz-Cort, Sam Gandy et al.
58 citations
Ayahuasca is a psychedelic decoction originating from Amazonia. The ayahuasca-induced introspective experience has been shown to have potential benefits in the treatment of several pathologies, to protect mental health and to improve neuropsychological functions and creativity, and boost mindfulness. The underlying psychological processes related to the use of ayahuasca in a psychotherapeutic...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
April 2, 2018
Joselaine Ida Da Cruz, Solange Aparecida Nappo
35 citations
The low efficacy of crack cocaine addiction treatment available in Brazil has led Brazilian users to find alternatives to reduce drug consumption or even to reach abstinence. One of them is the use of entheogenic substances, like ayahuasca, an infusion obtained from two native plant species from the Amazon. The present report aimed to understand how crack cocaine users recover from drug...