Psychedelics as a treatment for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Introduction and purpose: Post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychiatric condition following an extreme event that causes a near death of an involved individual. Since conventional treatments using selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors do not consistently yield therapeutic success, alternative s...
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Introduction and purpose: Post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychiatric condition following an extreme event that causes a near death of an involved individual. Since conventional treatments using selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors do not consistently yield therapeutic success, alternative substances are being explored as potential solutions. This study aims to compile information regarding the outcomes of utilizing psychedelics in individuals diagnosed with PTSD.
Brief description of the state of knowledge: In July 2023, after a number of clinical trials and 20-year-long efforts to overturn the impact of a prohibition, Australia became the first country to allow doctors, in clinical development and under strict control, to use the 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) commonly known as ecstasy, as well as psylocybin in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder or depression [8]. There is a noticeable annual growth of inquiries on PubMed involving the keywords "psychedelics" and "therapeutic", amounting to 92 in 2000 and topped by 738 searches in 2023, whereas the total number of results consists of 8415 positions. Therapeutic effects of psychedelics are becoming more recognized over time.
Summary: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a complex condition that affects both the psychological and somatic aspects of the body. Thus, a multidimensional intervention is indicated. The use of psychedelics might contribute to improvements not only in the severity of PTSD but also in depression or pain. Further research on a larger group of participants should be carried out to assess the potential role of psychedelics in conventional medicine in the future, alongside psychotherapy.
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| spelling | doaj.art-43d22632d5c6408ea3ca634d18336d022024-02-23T11:52:47ZengKazimierz Wielki UniversityJournal of Education, Health and Sport2391-83062024-02-016310.12775/JEHS.2024.63.004Psychedelics as a treatment for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)Krzysztof Marcinkowski0Agata Mazur1Magdalena Madera2Sylwia Mazur3Karolina Strus4Aleksy Bizan5Emilia Nagórska6Roksana Zdunek7Natalia Dąbrowska8Aleksandra Kublińska9Independent Public Hospital them. prof. W. Orlowski Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education Czerniakowska 231 Street, 00-416 Warsaw, PolandMilitary Institute of Medicine - National Research Institute, Szaserów 128, 04-141 Warsaw, PolandThe University Clinical Hospital named after F. Chopin in RzeszowThe Infant Jesus Clinical Hospital, Williama Heerleina Lindleya 4, 02-005 Warsaw, PolandIndependent Public Specialist Western Hospital named after St John Paul II, Grodzisk MazowieckiMedical Center of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Miodowa 2, 05-100 Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, PolandCzerniakowski Hospital, Stępińska 19/25, 00-739 WarsawMiedzylesie Specialist Hospital in Warsaw, Bursztynowa 2, 04-749 WarsawIndependent Public Complex of Health Care Facilities in Pruszków; aleja Armii Krajowej 2/4, 05-800 Pruszków, PolandCzerniakowski Hospital, Stępińska 19/25, 00-739 Warsaw, Poland Introduction and purpose: Post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychiatric condition following an extreme event that causes a near death of an involved individual. Since conventional treatments using selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors do not consistently yield therapeutic success, alternative substances are being explored as potential solutions. This study aims to compile information regarding the outcomes of utilizing psychedelics in individuals diagnosed with PTSD. Brief description of the state of knowledge: In July 2023, after a number of clinical trials and 20-year-long efforts to overturn the impact of a prohibition, Australia became the first country to allow doctors, in clinical development and under strict control, to use the 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) commonly known as ecstasy, as well as psylocybin in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder or depression [8]. There is a noticeable annual growth of inquiries on PubMed involving the keywords "psychedelics" and "therapeutic", amounting to 92 in 2000 and topped by 738 searches in 2023, whereas the total number of results consists of 8415 positions. Therapeutic effects of psychedelics are becoming more recognized over time. Summary: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a complex condition that affects both the psychological and somatic aspects of the body. Thus, a multidimensional intervention is indicated. The use of psychedelics might contribute to improvements not only in the severity of PTSD but also in depression or pain. Further research on a larger group of participants should be carried out to assess the potential role of psychedelics in conventional medicine in the future, alongside psychotherapy. https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/48530PTSDtraumapsychedelicsMDMAtreatment |
| spellingShingle | Krzysztof Marcinkowski Agata Mazur Magdalena Madera Sylwia Mazur Karolina Strus Aleksy Bizan Emilia Nagórska Roksana Zdunek Natalia Dąbrowska Aleksandra Kublińska Psychedelics as a treatment for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Journal of Education, Health and Sport PTSD trauma psychedelics MDMA treatment |
| title | Psychedelics as a treatment for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
| title_full | Psychedelics as a treatment for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
| title_fullStr | Psychedelics as a treatment for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychedelics as a treatment for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
| title_short | Psychedelics as a treatment for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
| title_sort | psychedelics as a treatment for patients with post traumatic stress disorder ptsd |
| topic | PTSD trauma psychedelics MDMA treatment |
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