Handbook of Medical Hallucinogens, Hardcover by Grob, Charles S. (EDT); Grigs...

Description: Handbook of Medical Hallucinogens, Hardcover by Grob, Charles S. (EDT); Grigsby, Jim (EDT), ISBN 1462545440, ISBN-13 9781462545445, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This handbook consists of 29 chapters by mental health specialists from the US, South America, and Europe, who survey current knowledge about hallucinogens and their ethnobotanical and anthropological origins, social and scientific history, neuropharmacological actions, indications and clinical effects, therapeutic potential, adverse reactions, and implications for the future. They address the pharmacology of psychedelics, the future of psychedelic therapies, and the social, cultural, political contexts in which hallucinogens have been used over time, including by shamans and in psychiatric treatment; the neuroscience of hallucinogens, including human neuroimaging studies of serotonergic psychedelics and mechanisms for the therapeutic effects of hallucinogens for memory reconsolidation; specific hallucinogens, such as LSD, psilocybin, synthetic tryptamines, mescaline, MDMA, ayahuasca, Salvia divinorum, and ketamine; therapeutic considerations like dosing, the use of music in psychedelic therapy, the role of the guide in psychedelic-assisted treatment, meditative and psychedelic states of consciousness, and adverse effects; indications and purposes for palliative care, alcohol use disorder, addiction, depression, and headaches; and mystical and religious experiences and philosophical considerations. Annotation ©2021 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()

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