Advances in psychedelic medicine : state-of-the-art therapeutic applications

Winkelman, Michael, (editor., Editor). Sessa, Ben, (editor., Editor).

Summary: Researchers, program administrators, and practicing clinicians explain the most recent developments in using psychedelic substances to treat psychological, physiological, and social problems.

Record details

ISBN: 9781440864100
ISBN: 1440864101
ISBN: 9781440864117
Physical Description: print
386 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: Santa Barbara : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction : the psychedelic renaissance continues / Michael Winkelman and Ben Sessa -- Psychedelics and psychiatry : a new treatment model for the 21st century / Charlie Grob and Gary Bravo -- Therapeutic applications of 3,4-methyldioxmethamphetamine (MDMA) / Ben Sessa -- Psilocybin therapy for major depressive disorder / James Rucker -- Ketamine therapy for treatment resistant depression / L. Alison McInnes and Marc Ettensohn -- Evidence for the therapeutic effects of ayahuasca / Draulio Barros de Araujo -- Psilocybin for the treatment of substance use disorders / Ishani Rao and Greg Lydall -- Potential applications of cannabis and cannabinoids in the treatment of substance use disorder and in harm reduction / Jose Carlos Bouso, Rafael G. dos Santos and Jaime Hallak -- Psychedelic therapy as a complementary treatment approach for alcohol use disorders / Peter Eischens and William Leigh Atherton -- Effects of psychedelics on inflammation and immunity / Attila Szabo -- The protective role of dimethyltryptamine against ischemia-reperfusion injury / Ede Frecska, Attila Kovacs, and Attila Szabo -- Psychedelic treatment of disruptive personality patterns / Petr Winkler and Rita Kocárová -- Guidelines in applying psychedelic therapies / Friederike Meckel -- Training psychedelic therapists / Janis Phelps -- Community-based full-spectrum harm reduction approaches when caring for psychoactive and psychedelic related problems in a transformational festival / Maria Carmo Carvalho, Cristiana V. Pires, Ana Luísa Costa, Daniel Martins, Helena Valente, Ines Macedo, Paula Frango and Raquel Lira -- Microdosing psychedelics / James Fadiman and Sophia Korb -- Bringing psychedelics and entactogens into mainstream pharmaceuticals : a focus on MDMA / Anne C. Wagner, Michael C. Mithoefer, and Rick Doblin.