
UP-TO-DATE, RESEARCH BASED INFORMATION ABOUT PSYCHEDELICS.
Psychedelics as potential catalysts of scientific creativity and insight
While research in this area is limited, further work to elucidate how psychedelics may best contribute to scientific creativity enhancement is warranted.
Ministry of the mushroom: Psilocybin churches, psychedelic experience and sacred sensemaking
Different psilocybin churches may be united by this common process of sacred sensemaking.
Toward a new science of psychedelic social psychology: The effects of MDMA (ecstasy) on social connection
Improved relationships, reduced loneliness, stronger therapeutic alliances.
Sober sitter or coconsumer? Psychedelics, online forums and preferences for interpersonal interactions
There was disparity between consumer preferences and guidelines ... concerning consumer agency; consumption alongside others, and carers who had consumed psychedelics themselves.
Psychedelic mystical experience: A new agenda for theology
Religious leaders are beginning to speak out publicly in support of careful use of these drugs, and some are training to become “psychedelic chaplains” to work alongside mental health professionals administering these drugs.
Toward synergies of ketamine and psychotherapy
We review historical and modern approaches to the use of ketamine with psychotherapy.
COMP360 psilocybin therapy shows potential in exploratory open-label studies for anorexia nervosa and severe treatment-resistant depression
Positive data demonstrating the potential of psilocybin therapy in anorexia nervosa and severe treatment-resistant depression.
How important Is a guide who has taken psilocybin in psilocybin-assisted therapy for depression?
This is an interesting study exploring the ongoing question how important it is for psychedelic guides to have had their own personal experience of these medicines.
What’s the best psychedelic therapy protocol? It’s debatable
What will psychedelic-assisted therapy look like when it becomes available? This is a hot debate within the psychedelics field.
Using a MDMA- and LSD-group therapy model in clinical practice in Switzerland and highlighting the treatment of trauma-related disorders
The majority of the patients taking part in the psychedelic group therapy suffered from chronic complex post-traumatic stress disorder
Cognitive behavioral therapy, ketamine, and combination treatment for depression: Impressions of credibility in participants with self-reported depressive symptoms
Additional research on individual differences in perceptions of ketamine and varied treatments for depression seems warranted.
Safety issues of psilocybin and LSD as potential rapid acting antidepressants and potential challenges
There were no serious AEs related to psilocybin and LSD administration. Most AEs were expected, manageable and transient.
Psychedelic experiences and mindfulness are associated with improved wellbeing
These data are among the first to establish a strong relationship between personal mindfulness practice, recreational psychedelic use, and overall psychological wellbeing in a naturalistic framework
Differences in personality, cognitive abilities, illicit drug use, and white matter structural integrity between hallucinogen users and matched controls
These findings are consistent with reports that hallucinogen use may lead to shifts in personality as well as multiple cognitive domains.
The therapeutic potential of psychedelic-assisted therapies for symptom control in patients diagnosed with serious illness: A systematic review
The evaluated evidence suggests positive effects of psychedelic-assisted therapies for symptom control in patients diagnosed with serious illness.
Hallucinogen persisting perceptual disorder: a scoping review covering frequency, risk factors, prevention and treatment
The renewed interest in psychedelics for select mental disorders ... provides the impetus to characterize HPPD in its frequency, risk and protective factors, key characteristics ...
Adverse experiences resulting in emergency medical treatment seeking following the use of magic mushrooms
The results confirm psilocybin mushrooms are a relatively safe drug, with serious incidents rare and short lasting.