Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Gets a Win for Alcohol Addiction
(MedPage Today) -- Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy cut heavy drinking days in people with alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to a small randomized trial.
In combination with motivational enhancement therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 24, 2022 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Psychotherapeutic change mechanisms and causal psychotherapy: applications to child abuse and trauma - Young G.
The study of change mechanisms in psychotherapy needs to be integrated with the causality of behavior, which leads to the concept of causal psychotherapy. Causal psychotherapy is posited as a useful adjunct to standard, evidence based psychotherapies for c... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 15, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Using functional analytic psychotherapy strategies for supporting Latinas victims of interpersonal partner violence - Mu ñoz-Martínez AM, Aguilar-Cacho R, Muñoz-Martínez AM, Aguilar-Cacho R.
Interpersonal partner violence (IPV) is a worldwide public health problem. As a result of IPV, victims report high rates of physical and behavioral disabilities. Help-seeking behaviors are key to obtaining support on facing and managing IPV. Cultural pract... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Case report: Psychotherapy of a 10-year-old Afghani refugee with post-traumatic stress disorder and dissociative absences - Junod N, Sidiropoulou O, Schechter DS.
Violence-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the context of war and terrorism has become an increasingly pressing public health issue relevant to refugee children and families. PTSD and related psychopathology in children can adversely affect ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Skin-Picking, Hair-Pulling Disorders: Treatment Options Limited Skin-Picking, Hair-Pulling Disorders: Treatment Options Limited
It is difficult to find a professional trained in providing the treatment of choice ― a specific type of psychotherapy ― for skin-picking disorder and trichotillomania, according to Jon E. Grant, MD.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - August 2, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Cannabis use in adolescents : Narrative Review and Position paper of the "Addiction Disorders in Adolescents" task force of the Austrian Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy ( ÖGKJP) - Skala K, Trabi T, Fuchs M, Gössler R, Haas-Stockmair CW, Kriechbaumer N, Leitner M, Ortner N, Reiter M, Müller C, Wladika W.
BACKGROUND: Cannabis is the illegal drug most frequently used by Minors in Austria. Due to the gradual decriminalization and legalization that has taken place in many European countries in recent years, the ÖGKJP would like to take a balanced and scienti... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
'Corrective' measures ordered, but Health Canada says 2nd MDMA trial can continue
Health Canada has completed its review of all active trials for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, suspending one study because of patient safety concerns, but allowing the other to proceed with some 'corrective and preventive' changes. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - July 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Ann Shulgin, 91, Who Explored Psychedelics With Her Husband, Dies
The couple advocated the use of hallucinogens in psychotherapy and documented their experiences with hundreds of drugs in two widely read books. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Clay Risen Tags: Shulgin, Ann (1931-2022) Deaths (Obituaries) Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs Ecstasy (Drug) Shulgin, Alexander (1925-2014) Therapy and Rehabilitation Psychology and Psychologists Drug Enforcement Administration Source Type: news
Ann Shulgin, Who Explored Psychedelics With Her Husband, Dies at 91
The couple advocated the use of hallucinogens in psychotherapy and documented their experiences with hundreds of drugs in two widely read books. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Clay Risen Tags: Shulgin, Ann (1931-2022) Deaths (Obituaries) Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs Ecstasy (Drug) Shulgin, Alexander (1925-2014) Therapy and Rehabilitation Psychology and Psychologists Drug Enforcement Administration Source Type: news
Modular-based psychotherapy (MoBa) versus cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for patients with depression, comorbidities and a history of childhood maltreatment: study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial - Elsaesser M, Herpertz S, Piosczyk H, Jenkner C, Hautzinger M, Schramm E.
INTRODUCTION: In depression treatment, most patients do not reach response or remission with current psychotherapeutic approaches. Major reasons for individual non-response are interindividual heterogeneity of etiological mechanisms and pathological forms,... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 18, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Modalities of the psychedelic experience: microclimates of set and setting in hallucinogen research and culture - Hartogsohn I.
Mid-20th-century American research on psychedelics evinced a stunning diversity of interpretations of hallucinogenic effects. While some researchers viewed psychedelics as invaluable tools for psychotherapy, others persisted in treating them as psychosis-i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 18, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Patient safety issues halt trial for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy during Health Canada review
The Phase II trial in Toronto, sponsored by a charity called the Remedy Institute, was issued a non-compliant rating on June 22, according to Health Canada. It's one of two active trials in the country. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - July 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
The psychedelic Rx: Hallucinogens and mental health
For more than three decades, UCLA ’s Dr. Charles Grob has engaged in research that is guaranteed to make him a hit at cocktail parties, if not always among gatherings of traditional funders of scientific studies.“This was always an obscure, niche area,” Grob said of his scientific explorations of the therapeutic value of psilocybin, an active chemical in magic mushrooms; MDMA, the party drug better known as ecstasy or molly; and ayahuasca, the Amazonian plant hallucinogen employed as a religious sacrame nt by indigenous cultures for centuries. “For the most part, the field consisted of myself and a few friends. Wha...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - July 14, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Ann Shulgin, Pioneer of Psychedelics in Therapy, Dies at 91 Ann Shulgin, Pioneer of Psychedelics in Therapy, Dies at 91
Ann Shulgin, who together with her late husband Alexander Shulgin pioneered the use of psychedelic drugs in psychotherapy and co-wrote two seminal books on the subject, has died at the age of 91.Associated Press (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Michael Pollan on the Psychedelic Renaissance and Netflix ’s New ‘How to Change Your Mind’ Documentary
For decades, psychedelics have evoked a freewheeling past, calling to mind images of hippie counterculture and swirly neon patterns. Recently, however, psychedelics have become synonymous with serious, forward-looking science. Researchers at renowned institutions are researching the mental-health effects of pairing psychedelics with psychotherapy, and with the promising research has come a surge of investment in new psychedelic start-up companies.
Few people have done more to return psychedelics to the popular imagination—while lending them a dose of credibility—than author Michael Pollan. In his bestselling 20...
Source: TIME: Science - July 12, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
