Frontiers in Psychiatry
2023
Deborah Rudin, Alexander Areesanan, Matthias E. Liechti et al.
9 citations
Classic psychedelics have been shown to exert therapeutic potential for the treatment of various psychiatric disorders, neuropsychiatric diseases, and neuronal damage. Besides their psychopharmacological activity, psychedelics have been reported to modulate immune functions. There has thus far been a sparse exploration of the direct immune-modulating effect of psychedelics on human immune cells...
Neuroscience of Consciousness
2023
Sidath Rankaduwa, Adrian M. Owen
21 citations
Given their recent success in counseling and psychiatry, the dialogue around psychedelics has mainly focused on their applications for mental health. Insights from psychedelic research, however, are not limited to treating mental health, but also have much to offer our current understanding of consciousness. The investigation of psychedelic states has offered new perspectives on how different...
Frontiers in Pharmacology
2023
Nataliya S. Vorobyeva, Alena A. Kozlova
1 citation
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Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
2023
Daniel J. Kruger, Oskar Enghoff, Moss Herberholz et al.
24 citations
There is a surge of interest in psychedelics, including new stakeholders and greater media attention. There is a need to examine the information-seeking behavior of people using psychedelics naturalistically, given the importance of preparation and harm-reduction. We examined sources of information for people using psychedelics naturalistically, and the degree to which they are trusted in a...
Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology
2023
Ricarda Evens, Tomislav Majić, Timo Torsten Schmidt et al.
49 citations
Background: Classic serotonergic psychedelics have anecdotally been reported to show a characteristic pattern of subacute effects that persist after the acute effects of the substance have subsided. These transient effects, sometimes labeled as the ‘psychedelic afterglow’, have been suggested to be associated with enhanced effectiveness of psychotherapeutic interventions in the subacute period....
Progress in Brain Research
2023
Vasileia Kotoula, Jennifer W. Evans, Claire Punturieri et al.
17 citations
Imaging studies of treatment-resistant depression (TRD) have examined brain activity, structure, and metabolite concentrations to identify critical areas of investigation in TRD as well as potential targets for treatment interventions. This chapter provides an overview of the main findings of studies using three imaging modalities: structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional MRI...
Progress in Brain Research
2023
Mu-Hong Chen, Pei-Chi Tu, Tung-Ping Su
3 citations
Evidence has suggested that the modulation of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) and 5-hydroxytryptamine receptors (5-HTRs) via the psychedelic drugs, such as ketamine and psilocybin, rapidly alters the state of consciousness and the neuroplasticity. The United State Food and Drug Administration approved the indications of esketamine for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in 2019 and...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
2023
Angela N Phan, Garth E Terry
6 citations
Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is prevalent in ~2-5% of adults in the United States and is anticipated to increase as restrictions to cannabis decrease and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content in cannabis products increase. No FDA-approved medications for CUD are currently available, despite trials of dozens of re-purposed and novel drugs. Psychedelics have garnered interest as a therapeutic class...
Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion
2023
María T Rivera-García, Silvia L. Cruz
8 citations
Since the dawn of civilization, ancient cultures have utilized hallucinogens from plants and fungi in the context of religious and healing practices. Recently, their use has expanded to other cultures. Hallucinogens are natural or synthetic substances that alter the perception of reality at nontoxic doses, producing intense psychological and physiological effects. The initial research on...
Frontiers in Psychology
2023
Otto Simonsson, Cecilia U.D. Stenfors, Simon B. Goldberg et al.
4 citations
Previous research suggests that mindfulness meditation and psychedelic substances show promise as mental health interventions, but relatively little remains known about their potential impact on leadership outcomes. This study aimed to investigate if and how mindfulness meditation and psychedelic use may impact leadership among respondents with a management position as their primary role at...