Psychedelic drugs: neurobiology and potential for treatment of psychiatric disorders

FX Vollenweider, KH Preller - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2020 - nature.com
Renewed interest in the use of psychedelics in the treatment of psychiatric disorders
warrants a better understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological, neural, and psychological mechanisms underlying psychedelics: A critical review

M van Elk, DB Yaden - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper provides a critical review of several possible mechanisms at different levels of
analysis underlying the effects and therapeutic potential of psychedelics. At the (1) …

Effects of psilocybin-assisted therapy on major depressive disorder: a randomized clinical trial

AK Davis, FS Barrett, DG May, MP Cosimano… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a substantial public health burden, but
current treatments have limited effectiveness and adherence. Recent evidence suggests that …

[HTML][HTML] Psychedelics and neuroplasticity: a systematic review unraveling the biological underpinnings of psychedelics

CMH De Vos, NL Mason, KPC Kuypers - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Clinical studies suggest the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, including ayahuasca,
DMT, psilocybin, and LSD, in stress-related disorders. These substances induce cognitive …

Neuroplasticity as a convergent mechanism of ketamine and classical psychedelics

LR Aleksandrova, AG Phillips - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2021 - cell.com
The emerging therapeutic efficacy of ketamine and classical psychedelics for depression
has inspired tremendous interest in the underlying neurobiological mechanisms. We review …

Psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy

CM Reiff, EE Richman, CB Nemeroff… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: The authors provide an evidenced-based summary of the literature on the clinical
application of psychedelic drugs in psychiatric disorders. Methods: Searches of PubMed and …

Blinding and expectancy confounds in psychedelic randomized controlled trials

SD Muthukumaraswamy, A Forsyth… - Expert review of clinical …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: There is increasing interest in the potential for psychedelic drugs such as
psilocybin, LSD and ketamine to treat several mental health disorders, with a growing …

Molecular mechanisms underlying the antidepressant actions of arketamine: beyond the NMDA receptor

Y Wei, L Chang, K Hashimoto - Molecular Psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
The discovery of robust antidepressant actions exerted by the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor
(NMDAR) antagonist (R, S)-ketamine has been a crucial breakthrough in mood disorder …

Psychedelics promote structural and functional neural plasticity

C Ly, AC Greb, LP Cameron, JM Wong, EV Barragan… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Atrophy of neurons in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) plays a key role in the pathophysiology of
depression and related disorders. The ability to promote both structural and functional …

[图书][B] How to change your mind: What the new science of psychedelics teaches us about consciousness, dying, addiction, depression, and transcendence

M Pollan - 2018 - books.google.com
“Pollan keeps you turning the pages... cleareyed and assured.”—New York Times A# 1 New
York Times Bestseller, New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018, and New York …