Psychedelics in psychiatry: neuroplastic, immunomodulatory, and neurotransmitter mechanisms

A Inserra, D De Gregorio, G Gobbi - Pharmacological Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Mounting evidence suggests safety and efficacy of psychedelic compounds as potential
novel therapeutics in psychiatry. Ketamine has been approved by the Food and Drug …

Psychedelics and health behaviour change

PJ Teixeira, MW Johnson… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Healthful behaviours such as maintaining a balanced diet, being physically active and
refraining from smoking have major impacts on the risk of develo** cancer, diabetes …

[HTML][HTML] Adverse effects of ayahuasca: Results from the Global Ayahuasca Survey

JC Bouso, Ó Andión, JJ Sarris… - PLOS Global Public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Ayahuasca is a plant-based decoction native to Amazonia, where it has a long
history of use in traditional medicine. Contemporary ritual use of ayahuasca has been …

Effects of ayahuasca on mental health and quality of life in naïve users: A longitudinal and cross-sectional study combination

DF Jiménez-Garrido, M Gómez-Sousa, G Ona… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Ayahuasca is a hallucinogenic decoction used as a traditional medicine in several
Amazonian regions. The ritualistic use of ayahuasca has spread throughout many countries …

Therapeutic use of serotoninergic hallucinogens: a review of the evidence and of the biological and psychological mechanisms

RG Dos Santos, JEC Hallak - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Serotoninergic hallucinogens include drugs such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD),
dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and psilocybin. Recent trials with single/few doses of these …

The past and future of psychedelic science: an introduction to this issue

RE Doblin, M Christiansen, L Jerome… - Journal of psychoactive …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Psychedelic plants and fungi have been used in indigenous medicinal traditions for
millennia. Modern psychedelic research began when Albert Hofmann first synthesized …

Ayahuasca's therapeutic potential: What we know–and what not

LO Maia, D Daldegan-Bueno, I Wießner… - European …, 2023 - Elsevier
The therapeutic potential of the psychedelic brew ayahuasca has been investigated in
preclinical and clinical studies. Currently, the most consistent evidence refers to depression …

The psychedelic future of post-traumatic stress disorder treatment

TG Zaretsky, KM Jagodnik, R Barsic… - Current …, 2024 - benthamdirect.com
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can occur following
exposure to a traumatic experience. An estimated 12 million US adults are presently affected …

The use of classic hallucinogens/psychedelics in a therapeutic context: Healthcare policy opportunities and challenges

RG Dos Santos, JC Bouso, JM Rocha… - … and healthcare policy, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Psychedelics or serotonergic hallucinogens are a group of substances that share the
agonism of serotonergic 5-HT2A receptors as their main mechanism of action. Its main …

The Shipibo ceremonial use of ayahuasca to promote well-being: an observational study

D Gonzalez, J Cantillo, I Perez, M Carvalho… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Promoting well-being is one of the main goals to improve health in the world. We examined
the well-being and quality of life over the course of one year in a sample that participated in …