International Journal of Whole Person Care
January 6, 2023
Houman Farzin
1 citation
eath is of the most certain and undeniable truths in an existence shrouded by mysteries and unknowns, yet many don't have the opportunity for a meaningful reflection on this matter until the very end of their life.Existential suffering often awaits at death's door while effective solutions remain limited.The reality is that saving lives has been a key pillar of our medical ethos and so the...
Undergraduate Research in Natural and Clinical Science and Technology (URNCST) Journal
January 5, 2023
Kaden Venugopal, Nefissa Bedri
5 citations
Introduction: Psilocybin (the active compound found in “magic mushrooms”) has been an area of recent focus in the academic and psychiatric community on account of its potential in treating a spectrum of substance use and concurrent disorders (SUCDs). This paper posits a literature review of the current research pertaining to psilocybin in treating alcohol use disorder (AUD) through a form of...
January 4, 2023
Sidsel Dahl Andersen
preprint
Self or ego dissolution (SED) is a recurring, yet vaguely defined phenomenon often associated with positive therapeutic outcomes within clinical research on classic psychedelic substances. The aim of this thesis is to achieve a deeper understanding and improve terminological clarity of SED in a psychedelic context, here defined as research settings in which moderate to high doses of psilocybin...
2023
Giuliano Espino
Epistemic coalitions are international nonstate actors comprised of technical experts, political advocates, and private sector representatives. Discussion of epistemic coalitions has been until recently subsumed within the larger discussion of epistemic communities, which are organizations solely comprised of technical experts. This dissertation seeks to build upon a recent scholarly trend of...
Integral Psychedelic Therapy the Non Ordinary Art of Psychospiritual Healing
2023
In this chapter, Shanna Butler and Camara Rajabari offer recommendations for cultivating client-centered, culturally sensitive ritual in psychedelic-assisted therapy. The authors thoughtfully describe the impact of colonization, white supremacy, and cultural appropriation on psychedelic-assisted therapy. Speaking from within their own experiences of ritual as a practice of social justice, they...
Drug Science, Policy and Law
2023
Adriana D’arienzo, Giorgio Samorini
In recent years, the historical record of psychedelic therapy in Europe and the Americas has undergone considerable revision. In this article, we contribute to this re-interpretation by sharing documentation relating to psychedelic therapy carried out in Italy during the period 1927–1966. Our library research has uncovered one hundred publications, documenting at least 60 clinical studies in...
Open Journal of Medical Psychology
2023
John R. Rossiter
1 citation
Objective: Psychedelic drug therapy is banned in all countries of the world except Australia, where the government regulatory watchdog, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, is planning to allow approved psychiatrists, as of July 1, 2023, to prescribe psilocybin to treat depression and MDMA to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, a move precipitated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s...
Neuroscience of Consciousness
2023
Inês Hipólito, Jonas Mago, Fernando E. Rosas et al.
60 citations
Abstract Recent research has demonstrated the potential of psychedelic therapy for mental health care. However, the psychological experience underlying its therapeutic effects remains poorly understood. This paper proposes a framework that suggests psychedelics act as destabilizers, both psychologically and neurophysiologically. Drawing on the ‘entropic brain’ hypothesis and the ‘RElaxed...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
2023
Carla Mendes Soares, Ângela Leite, Marta Pinto
10 citations
This article explores the psychedelic experience from the users' point of view and through the lens of self-care, a concept within the domain of health and well-being. In a time of renewed interest in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, we aim to contribute to a better understanding of these substances by exploring their role in different settings. A phenomenological approach was used in this...
JAMA Psychiatry
2023
Brian D Kiluk, Bethea A Kleykamp, Sandra D Comer et al.
22 citations
Novel treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD) are needed to address both the ongoing opioid epidemic and long-standing barriers to existing OUD treatments that target the endogenous μ-opioid receptor (MOR) system. The goal of this review is to highlight unique clinical trial design considerations for the study of emerging treatments for OUD that address targets beyond the MOR system. In...