To date, pharmacological treatments for mood and anxiety disorders and for drug
dependence show limited efficacy, leaving a large number of patients suffering severe and …

Hallucinogens (psychedelics) are psychoactive substances that powerfully alter perception,
mood, and a host of cognitive processes. They are considered physiologically safe and do …

Background: Anecdotal reports suggest that psychedelic agents may relieve symptoms of
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This modified double-blind study investigated the …

Abstract Psilocybin (4‐phosphoryloxy‐N, N‐dimethyltryptamine) is the major psychoactive
alkaloid of some species of mushrooms distributed worldwide. These mushrooms represent …

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a frequent, chronic, costly, and disabling disorder that
presents in several medical settings, but is under-recognised and undertreated. For many …

Objective: To conduct a systematic literature review of animal and human studies reporting
anxiolytic or antidepressive effects of ayahuasca or some of its isolated alkaloids …

Culture and Health offers an overview of different areas of culture and health, building on
foundations of medical anthropology and health behavior theory. It shows how to address …

Abstract Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5-HT) is strongly implicated in the ability to shift
behavior in response to changing stimulus-reward contingencies. However, there is little …

Background: Mescaline is a naturally occurring psychoactive phenethylamine found in
several cacti and historically used ceremonially by Indigenous and Latin American …

A renewed interest in the use of psychedelics for treating obsessive compulsive disorder
(OCD) has emerged in the last 20 years. But pre-clinical and clinical evidence remain …