Information about psychedelic therapies.
Case studies on psychedelic therapy
Psychedelics may be described as a 'technology of connection': connecting to yourself, your body, other people, society, and nature. As a somewhat complicated phenomenon, psychedelics may be seen as positioned at the intersection of art, religion, and various fields of science, including medicine, psychology, anthropology, and many others. Psychedelics have been approached as a tool for achieving some purpose or as a sacrament. The traditional use of psychedelics is thought to have originated hundreds of years ago. Indigenous cultures typically approach their psychedelic plant medicines from a more religious point of view. Recently, in Western societies, a growing interest in using psychedelics for healing emotional trauma, depression, and similar issues has emerged. Millions of people around the world use psychedelics to enhance their problem-solving skills or creativity, or to gain new insights into their lives. Currently, many misunderstandings about the nature of psychedelics still prevail. Lack of knowledge prevents the world from benefiting from the full potential of these medicines. This site aims at collecting and presenting the most relevant information on psychedelic therapies.
Ketamine and 5-MeO-DMT
- 5-MeO-DMT in the complete resolution of the consequences of chronic, severe sexual abuse in early childhood—a retrospective case study (doi.org).
- Ketamine in severe, highly treatment-resistant depression—a retrospective case study and a perspective (doi.org).
- Ketamiini vaikeassa hoitoresistentissä masennuksessa – retrospektiivinen tapaustutkimus ja näkökulma (doi.org).
Treatment of psychoses and bipolar disorder
- Self-treatment of psychosis and complex post-traumatic stress disorder with LSD and DMT (doi.org).
- Psykoosin ja monimuotoisen traumaperäisen stressihäiriön itsehoito LSD:llä ja DMT:llä (www.researchgate.net). [Finnish translation of the above]
- Autotratamento de psicose e transtorno de estresse pós-traumático complexo com LSD e DMT (www.researchgate.net). [Portuguese translation of the above]
- Ayahuasca in the treatment of long-term early childhood sexual abuse and bipolar disorder (doi.org).
- Ayahuasca no tratamento do transtorno bipolar com características psicóticas (www.researchgate.net). [Portuguese translation of the above]
Self-treatment of anxiety and depression
- Self-treatment of depression and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) with psilocybin (doi.org).
- Self-treatment of parental neglect-induced mixed anxiety and depressive disorder with psilocybin (doi.org).
- Psycholytic dosing or 'microdosing' of Amanita muscaria (red fly agaric) mushrooms (doi.org).
Guided treatment of anxiety, depression, and alcoholism
- Underground small-group therapy of treatment-resistant depression and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) with psilocybin (doi.org).
- The treatment of abandonment anxiety with MDMA and LSD (doi.org).
- Healing early neonatal death related family trauma with psilocybin (doi.org).
- MDMA, Internal Family Systems therapy, and the Minnesota model in the resolution of C-PTSD-induced alcohol and diazepam addiction (doi.org).
Conventional psychiatry and psychotherapy
- Malpractice in psychodynamic psychotherapy – a retrospective case study (doi.org).
Miscellaneous
- Healing states, psychedelics, and society (psychedelictherapy.fi).
- COVID-19, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and iodide (doi.org).
Opioid addiction
- Vietnamese herbal opioid addiction treatment medication Heantos-4 (www.researchgate.net).
- The opioid addiction treatment controversy of 1990 in Finland (www.researchgate.net).
- A month in the life of an illegal opioid substitution treatment clinic. A biography of MD Pentti Karvonen (books.apple.com).
- Toisissa joukoissa. Kertomuksia väkivallasta (books.apple.com).
- In Other Troops. Stories About Violence (books.apple.com).