Essays about: "Psychedelics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the word Psychedelics.

  1. 1. ATTITUDES TOWARDS PSYCHEDELICS AND PSYCHEDELIC SCIENCE AMONG MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS IN SWEDEN: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Peter Byström; Linnea Bryngelsson; [2024]
    Keywords : Psychedelics; Psychedelic-assisted therapy PAT ; psilocybin; LSD; MDMA; attitudes; higher education; survey.;

    Abstract : Recently, psychedelic science (PS) has been going through a resurge with a vast increase in publications. Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (PAT) is demonstrating promising results across the treatment of various psychiatric disorders; however, psychedelic science remains absent from the curriculum of both medical and psychology students in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Comparison of psychedelic therapies versus placebo in the treatment of psychiatric illnesses: a systematic review of randomized trials including placebo controls

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Aleksandra Barbara Barstowe; [2023]
    Keywords : psychedelic-assisted therapy; placebo; psychiatric illness; psykedelisk-assisterad terapi; psykiatrisk sjukdom; Social Sciences; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Psychedelics have long been recognized for their powerful effects on the human psyche and psychedelic-assisted therapy is becoming increasingly acknowledged as an effective therapeutic intervention. Placebos are used in clinical research to validate the efficacy of a therapy or treatment. READ MORE

  4. 3. Ethical Limbo and Enhanced Informed Consent in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy : Identifying New Challenges and Ethical Dimensions

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för filosofi och tillämpad etik

    Author : Rawad Yonus; [2023]
    Keywords : classic psychedelics; psychedelic experience; mystical experience; biomedical ethics; informed consent;

    Abstract : Human cultures have used classic psychedelics for healing purposes for millennia, emphasizing their subjective effects. In the 21st century, research has been revived to investigate the therapeutic effects of these substances. READ MORE

  5. 4. THE RE-EMERGENCE OF A PSYCHIATRIC PARADIGM : A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICACY OF MDMA-ASSISTED AND PSILOCYBIN-ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR PTSD AND MDD

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Andreas Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Psychedelic research became throttled in the 1970s, though the clinical interest for psychedelics has seen a resurgence in the last couple of decades for their application as psychotherapy-adjunct substances used to treat various psychological disorders. Primarily mediated through agonism at the serotonin 2a receptor, psychedelics encompass and subsequently effect vast areas of the brain and implicates several limbic structures of relevance for emotional processing. READ MORE

  6. 5. Phenomenal consciousness without a self: Ego dissolution and its philosophical bearings

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Fabiana Caserta; [2023]
    Keywords : phenomenal consciousness; self-consciousness; pre-reflective self-consciousness; ego dissolution; psychedelics; meditation; depersonalisation; subjectivity; self-awareness; fenomenalt medvetande; självmedvetande; egoupplösning; psykedelika; förreflektiva självmedvetenhet; meditation; depersonalisation; subjektivitet; självmedvetenhet;

    Abstract : Do all conscious states structurally necessitate self-consciousness? For many, the answer is affirmative: self-consciousness is an inherent property of phenomenal consciousness. I refer to this family of theses under the denomination of Strong Subjectivity Claim (SSC). READ MORE