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Introduction Psychedelics (also known as hallucinogens) are a broad class of chemical compounds that overlap in their mechanisms of action ( Garcia-Romeu, Kersgaard, & Addy, 2016 ). These substances share an “ability to occasion temporary but
psychedelic effects of DMT are considered. The Talmud also records a serenade: Sing, O sing, shittim tree, Ascend in all thy gracefulness. With golden weave they cover thee, The sanctuary-palace hears thy eulogy (Mishna. Abodah Zarah, 24). Given
Psychedelic Christianity: Commentary and reply
Commentaries on: McCarthy & Priest (2024). Psychedelic Christianity: From Evangelical hippies and Roman Catholic intellectuals in the sixties to clergy in a Johns Hopkins clinical trial
Commentary by Michael J. Winkelman 1 The fledgling Psychedelic Christianity renaissance described here by McCarthy and Priest (2024) is not recovery of Christian traditions, but rather incorporations resulting from contacts with other cultures
past and future of psychedelic science: An introduction to this issue . Journal of Psychoactive Drugs , 51 , 93 – 97 . 10
Introduction Psychedelics have been an area of increased scientific research in clinical trials ( Andersen, Carhart-Harris, Nutt, & Erritzoe, 2021 ) and naturalistic use ( Nygart et al., 2022 ) due to their therapeutic potential and risks ( Bender
complex and debilitating disorder is warranted. In this opinion piece we argue that psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy (henceforth “psychedelic therapy”) is a promising candidate that merits investigation. We begin by briefly outlining the need for new BDD
Introduction Self-experimentation with psychedelic compounds by researchers and therapists played an important and largely undocumented role in the psychedelic therapy and research of the European and North American psychiatric
Introduction Classic psychedelics provide unique effects on human subjective experience ( Bright & Williams, 2018 ) by affecting the serotonin (or 5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) system, primarily as 5-HT 2A receptor agonists ( Forstmann & Sagioglou
classic psychedelics —such as psilocybin, mescaline, dimethyltryptamine, and LSD—are often used as entheogens given their capacity to evoke self-transcendent states of consciousness ( Ferrara, 2021 ; Móró & Noreika, 2011 ). Entheogens have had widespread
Introduction Numerous self-report measures address psychedelic use, subjective effects, predictors of these effects, associated outcomes, and potential mechanisms of therapeutic impact. The field could benefit from
