Medical Humanities
March 30, 2018
Lucas Richert, Matthew DeCloedt
4 citations
Much discussion about mental health has revolved around treatment models. As interdisciplinary scholarship has shown, mental health knowledge, far from being a neutral product detached from the society that generated it, was shaped by politics, economics and culture. By drawing on case studies of yoga, religion and fitness, this article will examine the ways in which mental health...
Frontiers in Neuroscience
March 6, 2018
Ido Hartogsohn
Past research has demonstrated to the ability of psychedelics to enhance suggestibility, and pointed to their ability to amplify perception of meaning. This paper examines the existing evidence for the meaning-enhancing properties of psychedelics, and argues that the tendency of these agents to enhance the perception of significance offers valuable clues to explaining their reported ability to...
Frontiers in Pharmacology
February 20, 2018
Michael P. Bogenschutz, Samantha K. Podrebarac, Jessie H. Duane et al.
125 citations
After a hiatus of some 40 years, clinical research has resumed on the use of classic hallucinogens to treat addiction. Following completion of a small open-label feasibility study, we are currently conducting a double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial of psilocybin-assisted treatment of alcohol use disorder. Although treatment effects cannot be analyzed until the study is complete,...
Psychopharmacology
February 1, 2018
Mendel Kaelen, Bruna Giribaldi, Jordan Raine et al.
274 citations
Recent studies have supported the safety and efficacy of psychedelic therapy for mood disorders and addiction. Music is considered an important component in the treatment model, but little empirical research has been done to examine the magnitude and nature of its therapeutic role. The present study assessed the influence of music on the acute experience and clinical outcomes of psychedelic...
Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy
January 6, 2018
Sascha Thal, Miriam J. J. Lommen
59 citations
The present paper discusses the current literature with regard to substance-assisted psychotherapy with Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The aim of the paper is to give a comprehensive overview of the development from MDMA's early application in psychotherapy to its present and future role in the treatment of PTSD. It is further attempted to...
Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy
2018
Sascha Thal, Miriam J. J. Lommen
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Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia
2018
Anastasia Ruban, Aleksandra Kołodziej
20 citations
ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Ruban A, Kołodziej A. Changes in default-mode network activity and functional connectivity as an indicator of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy effectiveness. Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia/Neuropsychiatry and Neuropsychology. 2018;13(3):91-97. doi:10.5114/nan.2018.81249. APA Ruban, A., & Kołodziej, A....