Essays about: "psychedelic"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the word psychedelic.
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1. ATTITUDES TOWARDS PSYCHEDELICS AND PSYCHEDELIC SCIENCE AMONG MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS IN SWEDEN: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : 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
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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 psykologiAbstract : 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
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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 etikAbstract : 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
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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 psykologiAbstract : 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
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5. Psilocybin Induced Psychedelic Experiences : their Neural Mechanisms and Efficacy for Treating Depressive Disorders
University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskapAbstract : The aim of this systematic review is to present the current literature on the therapeutic potential of the classic psychedelic compound psilocybin for depressive disorders and the neurocognitive mechanisms involved recorded with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). A comprehensive literature search was conducted in the electronic databases Web of Science, Scopus and Medline EBSCO using a Boolean search string containing the keywords psilocybin, depression, fMRI, MRI and PET. READ MORE