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Can psychedelics have a role in psychiatry once again?

Ah I hate .pdf is there a basic text version of this?

I am really interested to learn more, but I'll look for plain text myself.


Thanks for the post none the less.
 
I couldn't get the pdf to load, but I'd like to note that they were, recently, conducting studies involving the use of MDMA as a treatment for Post Tramautic Stress Disorder at the University of South Carolina, along with another university with an elusive name.
I personally think psychadelics could have huge potential within psychiatric treatment; allowing someone to, temporarily, bypass their typical inhibitions would facilitate therapy greatly. Even though not considered psychadelic, things like cocaine and amphetamine stimulate the user into a very conversational and contemplative mood, and thus into a state where discoveries are more likely to be discovered.
Plus, the actual "psychadelic" drugs (psylocibin, lsd, etc.) can produce profound self examination, introspection, and 'outside-the-box' ideas that might be an otherwise overlooked solution to a pesky problem.
 
Phonebook707 said:
I couldn't get the pdf to load, but I'd like to note that they were, recently, conducting studies involving the use of MDMA as a treatment for Post Tramautic Stress Disorder at the University of South Carolina, along with another university with an elusive name.
I personally think psychadelics could have huge potential within psychiatric treatment; allowing someone to, temporarily, bypass their typical inhibitions would facilitate therapy greatly. Even though not considered psychadelic, things like cocaine and amphetamine stimulate the user into a very conversational and contemplative mood, and thus into a state where discoveries are more likely to be discovered.
Plus, the actual "psychadelic" drugs (psylocibin, lsd, etc.) can produce profound self examination, introspection, and 'outside-the-box' ideas that might be an otherwise overlooked solution to a pesky problem.
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^^^^Agreed.
 
Don Luigi said:
Why do the Swiss always have the right idea?
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The cold, man. The cold. It'll eat your soul if you don't keep your mind in the right place. Good ideas, coincidentally, are often found in that very same place.
 
Don Luigi said:
Why do the Swiss always have the right idea?
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They arn't part of any economic block so they can go their own way when it comes to using treatments that might cause shock from extremists. They also GIVE heroin to heroin addicts since it's cheaper & keeps down the death rate.
It's cold in winter, but not in summer...
 
I think its high time society loses it's hang ups and stigmas about la drogas psychadelica and do what is actually best for others.
 
I'm not really religious, but from experience, I tend to find those drugs that are found in nature are generally better than those that came from a lab. I find mushrooms better than LSD (and psilocin is being tried in therapy for the terminally ill). People are frightened because anyone describing them to a non-user WOULD frighten the non-user. People are usually quite keen on keeping hold of their minds. You have to be well informed (or damned foolhardy) to imbibe that type of drug!
 
Switzerland sounds like a pretty sweet place to live from these descriptions, especially if you want to do academic drug research unhindered by extremists!
 
without a doubt

I have no doubt that it is a matter of time before psychedelic drugs become more of a focus of psychiatric research and treatment. In the November '06 issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry there is a report about the safety and efficay of psilocybin as a treatment for OCD. Very interesting research indeed. Please also see Rick Strassman MD's work on DMT.
 
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