Psychedelic-assisted therapy: Magical thinking or a meaningful treatment for mental illness

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dc.contributor.authorKodancha, Megha
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-12T10:32:36Z
dc.date.available2024-09-12T10:32:36Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractPsychedelics are psychoactive substances that are known to alter perception, alter mood, and affect numerous cognitive processes. Throughout history, psychedelics were utilized in ceremonies and rituals, and in the 20th century, their utilization in psychiatry began. In the 1960s they became a banned substance and are only recently being revisited for their benefits. The main forms of psychedelic substances being studied today are Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) for addiction therapy, Psilocybin for palliative care, and 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This paper focuses on the benefits of utilizing psychedelics for specific psychiatric conditions and is meant to encourage further research into this domain of Psychiatry.en
dc.description.statusPeer-revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationKodancha, M. (2024) 'Psychedelic-assisted therapy: Magical thinking or a meaningful treatment for mental illness', UCC Student Medical Journal, 4 (2024), pp. 109-112. https://doi.org/10.33178/SMJ.2024.1.13en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.33178/SMJ.2024.1.13
dc.identifier.endpage112
dc.identifier.issn2737-7237
dc.identifier.journalabbrevUCC SMJ
dc.identifier.journaltitleUCC Student Medical Journalen
dc.identifier.startpage109
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/16339
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.ucc.ie/index.php/smj/article/view/4106
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUCC Medical Research and Technology Societyen
dc.rights© 2024, the Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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dc.subjectMental healthen
dc.subjectPsychedelicsen
dc.subjectPsychiatryen
dc.titlePsychedelic-assisted therapy: Magical thinking or a meaningful treatment for mental illnessen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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