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Back from the rabbit hole. Theoretical considerations and practical guidelines on psychedelic integration for mental health specialists

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2023
The growing interest in and prevalence of the use of psychedelics, as well as the potential benefits and negative consequences associated with psychedelic experiences, create a need for mental health specialists to be able to provide adequate and ...
Jakub Greń   +8 more
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Co-use of MDMA with psilocybin/LSD may buffer against challenging experiences and enhance positive experiences

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) experiences can range from very positive to highly challenging (e.g., fear, grief, and paranoia). These challenging experiences contribute to hesitancy toward psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy among health
Richard J. Zeifman   +7 more
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Self-blinding citizen science to explore psychedelic microdosing

open access: yeseLife, 2021
Microdosing is the practice of regularly using low doses of psychedelic drugs. Anecdotal reports suggest that microdosing enhances well-being and cognition; however, such accounts are potentially biased by the placebo effect.
Balázs Szigeti   +7 more
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Psychedelics [PDF]

open access: yesPharmacological Reviews, 2016
Psychedelics (serotonergic hallucinogens) are powerful psychoactive substances that alter perception and mood and affect numerous cognitive processes. They are generally considered physiologically safe and do not lead to dependence or addiction. Their origin predates written history, and they were employed by early cultures in many sociocultural and ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Self unbound: ego dissolution in psychedelic experience [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Users of psychedelic drugs often report that their sense of being a self or ‘I’ distinct from the rest of the world has diminished or altogether dissolved.
Gerrans, Philip, Letheby, Chris
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MDMA-facilitated cognitive-behavioural conjoint therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: an uncontrolled trial

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2020
Cognitive-behavioural conjoint therapy (CBCT) for PTSD has been shown to improve PTSD, relationship adjustment, and the health and well-being of partners. MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) has been used to facilitate an individual therapy for PTSD.
Candice M. Monson   +9 more
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Psychedelic Communitas: Intersubjective Experience During Psychedelic Group Sessions Predicts Enduring Changes in Psychological Wellbeing and Social Connectedness

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Background: Recent years have seen a resurgence of research on the potential of psychedelic substances to treat addictive and mood disorders. Historically and contemporarily, psychedelic studies have emphasized the importance of contextual elements ('set
H. Kettner   +7 more
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Psychedelics alter metaphysical beliefs

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Can the use of psychedelic drugs induce lasting changes in metaphysical beliefs? While it is popularly believed that they can, this question has never been formally tested.
Christopher Timmermann   +5 more
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Study Protocol for “Psilocybin as a Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa: A Pilot Study”

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Background: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious and life-threatening psychiatric condition. With a paucity of approved treatments, there is a desperate need for novel treatment avenues to be explored.
Meg J. Spriggs   +13 more
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Shannon entropy of brain functional complex networks under the influence of the psychedelic Ayahuasca [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The entropic brain hypothesis holds that the key facts concerning psychedelics are partially explained in terms of increased entropy of the brain's functional connectivity.
de Araujo, Draulio B.   +4 more
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