Psychosis and psychedelics: historical entanglements and contemporary contrasts

P Friesen - Transcultural Psychiatry, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Experiences of psychedelics and psychosis were deeply entangled in scientific practices in
the mid-20th century, from uses of psychedelic drugs that could model psychosis, to detailed …

Clinical potential of psilocybin as a treatment for mental health conditions

J Daniel, M Haberman - Mental Health Clinician, 2017 - meridian.allenpress.com
Psilocybin, a classic hallucinogen, is a chemical produced by more than 100 species of
mushrooms worldwide. It has high affinity for several serotonin receptors, including 5-HT1A …

Review of potential psychedelic treatments for PTSD

RL Henner, MS Keshavan, KP Hill - Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating mental illness with limited treatment
options and a high treatment dropout rate. Psychedelics, often in combination with …

The epidemiology of mescaline use: Pattern of use, motivations for consumption, and perceived consequences, benefits, and acute and enduring subjective effects

MV Uthaug, AK Davis, TF Haas… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Mescaline is a naturally occurring psychoactive phenethylamine found in
several cacti and historically used ceremonially by Indigenous and Latin American …

LSD use in the United States: Trends, correlates, and a typology of us

B Killion, AH Hai, A Alsolami, MG Vaughn… - Drug and alcohol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Recent years have witnessed an increased interest in LSD. This study
investigates current information on the trends and correlates of LSD use from years 2002 …

d-Lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocybin, and other classic hallucinogens: mechanism of action and potential therapeutic applications in mood disorders

D De Gregorio, JP Enns, NA Nuñez, L Posa… - Progress in brain …, 2018 - Elsevier
Depression and anxiety are psychiatric diagnoses commonly associated with low quality of
life and low percentage of responsiveness by patients treated with currently available drugs …

Ayahuasca and public health: health status, psychosocial well-being, lifestyle, and coping strategies in a large sample of ritual ayahuasca users

G Ona, M Kohek, T Massaguer, A Gomariz… - … of psychoactive drugs, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Assessing the health status of ayahuasca users has been challenging due to the limitations
involved in randomized clinical trials and psychometric approaches. The main objective of …

Psilocybin, psychological distress, and suicidality

PS Hendricks, MW Johnson… - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
1042 Journal of Psychopharmacology 29 (9) psilocybin use. Yet, we are unaware of any
data indicating that classic psychedelic or psilocybin use is a cause of other illicit substance …

The relationships of classic psychedelic use with criminal behavior in the United States adult population

PS Hendricks, MS Crawford… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Criminal behavior exacts a large toll on society and is resistant to intervention. Some
evidence suggests classic psychedelics may inhibit criminal behavior, but the extent of these …

On the relationship between classic psychedelics and suicidality: a systematic review

RJ Zeifman, N Singhal, L Breslow… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Use of classic psychedelics (eg, psilocybin, ayahuasca, and lysergic acid diethylamide) is
increasing, and psychedelic therapy is receiving growing attention as a novel mental health …