Frontiers in Pharmacology
July 22, 2022
Leor Roseman, Katrin H. Preller, Evgenia Fotiou et al.
15 citations
The heralded psychedelic renaissance is currently at a new level where psychedelics are being accepted by the scientific community and the public. Medicalization and the ongoing introduction of market forces are imposing a trend in which psychedelic treatments are reduced to focus into strictly pharmacological and psychological effects on the self, rather than interactions with broader social...
Journal of Consciousness Studies
July 14, 2022
Chris Letheby
2 citations
An emerging body of research suggests that psychedelic experiences can change users' religious or metaphysical beliefs. Here I explore issues concerning psychedelic-induced belief change via a critique of some recent arguments by Wayne Glausser. Two scientific studies seem to show that psychedelic experiences can convert atheists to belief in God, but Glausser holds that academic and popular...
Insight the psychological dimensions of society
July 12, 2022
Олег Вікторович Орлов
1 citation
Метою дослідження є характеристика методу РАТ (Psychedeilc Assisted Therapy) та окреслення перспектив його впровадження в Україні. Методологія та методи. Використано методи теоретичного аналізування наукової літератури. Результати. З’ясовано, що за попередніми оцінками, щонайменше 23.5 млн. українських громадян ризикують зустрітися з погіршенням психічного здоров’я: до 20.0% з них – середнього...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
July 12, 2022
Kwonmok Ko, Gemma Knight, James Rucker et al.
296 citations
The mystical experience is a potential psychological mechanism to influence outcome in psychedelic therapy. It includes features such as oceanic boundlessness, ego dissolution, and universal interconnectedness, which have been closely linked to both symptom reduction and improved quality of life. In this review, 12 studies of psychedelic therapy utilizing psilocybin, ayahuasca, or ketamine were...
The Innovation
July 11, 2022
Timothy P. Jackson
For an ‘evolutionary thinker’, storytelling may be considered a shared derived trait (synapomorphy) of the human lineage. Once we began to tell stories, they became a key trait shaping our subsequent evolution. Furthermore, whether the ‘centre of narrative gravity’ is cosmological (as in creation myths) or focused on an individual character, the form of narrative is itself evolutionary,...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
July 7, 2022
Maggie Kiraga, Kim P. C. Kuypers, Malin V. Uthaug et al.
24 citations
Anxiety disorders are the most common type of psychiatric disorders among Western countries. Evidence-based treatment modalities including pharmacological and cognitive-behavioral therapy result in deficient treatment responses. Historical and recent research suggests psychedelic drugs may be efficacious in alleviating anxiety-related symptoms among healthy and clinical populations. The main...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders
July 5, 2022
Oliver G. Bosch, Simon Halm, Erich Seifritz
35 citations
Abstract This is a narrative review about the role of classic and two atypical psychedelics in the treatment of unipolar and bipolar depression. Since the 1990s, psychedelics experience a renaissance in biomedical research. The so-called classic psychedelics include lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), psilocybin, mescaline and ayahuasca. Characteristic effects like alterations in sensory...
Journal of Psychopharmacology
July 2022
Lauri Elsilä, Juliana Harkki, Emma Enberg et al.
Psychedelics, like lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), are again being studied as potential therapies for many neuropsychiatric disorders, including addictions. At the same time, the acute effects of psychedelics on rewarding behaviours have been scarcely studied. The current study aimed to clarify if LSD decreases binge-like ethanol drinking in mice, and whether the observed acute effects on...
International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work
July 1, 2022
Blake Johns
Narrative therapy has been absent from the burgeoning body of structuralist literature on the psychedelic renaissance. This paper argues that structuralist approaches limit the application of principles of client empowerment. It demonstrates applications of politicised narrative practices to supporting client safety, agency and meaning-making. Thin pathologising and/or structuralist...
Frontiers in Pharmacology
June 28, 2022
Nataliya S. Vorobyeva, Alena A. Kozlova
16 citations
Classical psychedelics represent a family of psychoactive substances with structural similarities to serotonin and affinity for serotonin receptors. A growing number of studies have found that psychedelics can be effective in treating various psychiatric conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, anxiety, and substance use disorders. Mental health disorders...