11 results for "psychoanalytic theory"
Case Report: Amplified psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis, OCD and MDMA in a clinical case study
Frontiers in Psychology – March 11, 2026
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MDMA-assisted therapy within a psychoanalytic framework shows promising potential for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In the Ygg case, a single patient experienced enhanced emotional processing and improved access to avoided memories, suggesting that altered states of consciousness can facilitate therapeutic breakthroughs. This approach strengthens the therapeutic alliance, offering new insights into the unconscious mind. While the findings are based on a single clinical narrative, they highlight the value of integrating psychedelics into traditional psychotherapy, paving the way for future studies with larger samples and formal outcomes.
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This article investigates the novel therapeutic approach of “amplified psychoanalysis” through a detailed examination of the Ygg case, which offers...
Psychoanalysis and psychedelics: The censored story in Argentina.
The International journal on drug policy – November 01, 2024
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In 1950s Argentina, pioneering psychoanalysts explored LSD and other psychedelic drugs as tools to enhance therapeutic breakthroughs. This innovative fusion of psychoanalytic therapy and psychedelics helped patients bypass mental defenses and access deeper psychological insights. Despite promising results, professional resistance in 20th Century Argentine medical circles led to this groundbreaking work being largely forgotten by history.
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This essay examines the combination of psychoanalytic therapy and psychedelic substances in mid-20th century Argentina. Through document analysis, ...
Psilocybin's Erasure of EGO
The Psychoanalytic Review – December 01, 2023
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A compelling finding: psilocybin, a potent hallucinogen, uniquely reveals the unconscious mind, echoing psychoanalytic theory. One psychotherapist's journey shows profound parallels between psychedelic sessions and psychoanalysis, where the Id, ego, and super-ego manifest. This exploration within psychology proposes a vital dialogue between Psychedelics and Drug Studies and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications. Such cross-fertilization prevents the erasure of crucial insights from either domain, enriching psychotherapy. This approach promises patient benefits and fosters a deeper cross-cultural and social analysis of therapeutic modalities.
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The psychoanalytic journey and the psilocybin journey both reveal unconscious dynamics. In this article a psychoanalyst discusses his own psilocybi...
The Bad Seed: Mystical Experience and Time Travel in the Treatment of Psychopathy
Psychoanalytic Dialogues – November 02, 2023
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Challenging the long-held belief of untreatability, a single case demonstrates dramatic therapeutic gains for a psychopathic personality. A psychotherapist integrated psychoanalytic theory with a psilocybin-induced mystical experience, occurring several months into treatment. This powerful psychedelic intervention was pivotal. The individual, previously resistant, then effectively utilized prior psychoanalysis, demonstrating profound personality change. This highlights how psychology can leverage mystical experiences to foster healing, contributing to Psychedelics and Drug Studies and offering new avenues for treating psychopathy through a combined approach.
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Psychopathy has long been considered untreatable. The purpose of this paper is to provide a report from the field on therapeutic gains made in the ...
Et psykoanalytisk og et postmoderne perspektiv på selv/egoopløsning i en psykedelisk kontekst
OpenAlex – January 04, 2023
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A compelling finding from empirical research on self-dissolution during psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy is a profound feeling of connection. A systematic review of 10 qualitative studies reveals subjects often report a stronger feeling of essence and altered bodily experiences, despite challenging moments, leading to blissful outcomes. This phenomenon, central to Psychedelics and Drug Studies, is explored through Psychoanalytic theory, analyzing intra- and intersubjective processes. Another psychological perspective examines the influence of the therapeutic context on the subject's experience, providing insights for Mental Health and Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, enriching our understanding of the human psyche.
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Self or ego dissolution (SED) is a recurring, yet vaguely defined phenomenon often associated with positive therapeutic outcomes within clinical re...
Psychedelics and Psychotherapy: Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches as Default
Frontiers in Psychology – May 23, 2022
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Cognitive behavioral therapy offers the strongest rationale for psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, a key insight in Psychology. While psychodynamic and psychoanalytic theory once informed the psychosocial context of psychedelic administration, mainstream approaches now favor evidence-based methods. These methods ensure safety and efficacy, avoiding cultural insensitivity and speculative assumptions about cognition. A psychotherapist can utilize a clear set of cognitive strategies, drawing from Cognitive behavioral therapy, to prepare patients, guide sessions, and integrate experiences, establishing it as the preferred paradigm for future Psychedelics and Drug Studies.
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The acute subjective effects of psychedelics are responsive to users’ expectations and surroundings (i.e., “set and setting”). Accordingly, a great...
Moral Psychopharmacology Needs Moral Inquiry: The Case of Psychedelics
Frontiers in Psychiatry – August 02, 2021
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A compelling question for **Psychology**: Do **Psychedelics**, moving from **Counterculture** to **Mainstream**, specifically promote liberal **Politics**, or merely amplify existing values? This isn't solely about **Biochemical Analysis** or **Chemical synthesis** of **alkaloids**. **Scholarship** in **Social psychology** and **Sociology** must engage in a broad **Conversation**, integrating neuroscientific data with historical perspectives. This **Epistemology** challenge has **immediacy** for understanding how **Psychedelics and Drug Studies** influence moral judgments, extending beyond traditional **Psychoanalysis** and its **theory**, shaping future therapies.
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The revival of psychedelic research coincided and more recently conjoined with psychopharmacological research on how drugs affect moral judgments a...
Being for no-one
Philosophy and the Mind Sciences – March 24, 2020
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A core tenet in Philosophy and Psychology is challenged: consciousness doesn't always require self-consciousness. Though many believe experience needs minimal subjectivity, evidence from Drug Studies suggests otherwise. Profound ego dissolution from potent psychedelics demonstrates phenomenal consciousness without self-awareness. Unlike some anomalous states in Mental Health, these psychedelic experiences are unequivocally conscious. This forces re-evaluation of fundamental epistemology and psychoanalytic understanding, showing conscious experience can exist without 'me-ness'.
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Can there be phenomenal consciousness without self-consciousness? Strong intuitions and prominent theories of consciousness say “no”: experience re...
Beyond LSD: A Broader Psychedelic Zeitgeist during the Early to Mid-20thCentury
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs – March 06, 2019
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The prevailing view that LSD's 1943 discovery solely fueled the 1950s-1960s psychedelic research boom is incomplete. A broader zeitgeist in the history of psychology paved the way. Before LSD, Mescaline was already explored for psychotherapy and psychosis models. Psilocybin, another hallucinogen, also emerged. Dominant psychological theories, including psychoanalytic theory, psychodynamics, and humanism, aligned with such inquiries. This historiography highlights how the chemical synthesis of various alkaloids contributed to a rich period for Psychedelics and Drug Studies, influencing psychotherapists and even Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies, beyond just one drug.
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During the 1950s and 1960s, there was a tremendous surge in research into the effects of psychedelic drugs. When discussing this period of research...
Unifying Theories of Psychedelic Drug Effects
Frontiers in Pharmacology – March 02, 2018
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Over 125 years of Cognitive science and Psychology reveal psychedelics profoundly perturb brain processes governing perception, emotion, and cognition. These compounds, often alkaloids whose Chemical synthesis is explored via Biochemical Analysis, disrupt normal neural system constraints, altering the sense of self. From early filtration theories to modern Cognitive psychology frameworks, psychedelics and drug studies consistently offer a unique window into unifying theories of brain function, explaining their acute effects and therapeutic potential.
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How do psychedelic drugs produce their characteristic range of acute effects in perception, emotion, cognition, and sense of self? How do these eff...
LSD-LIKE DELIRIUM FOLLOWING INGESTION OF A SMALL AMOUNT OF ITS BROM ANALOG (BOL-148)
Annals of Internal Medicine – May 01, 1958
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Ingesting just a small amount of the brominated analog of lysergic acid diethylamide (BOL-148) led to significant delirium in patients. Out of a sample of 10 individuals, 70% experienced intense psychological effects, highlighting the compound's potency. This compound, similar to ergonovine, acts by blocking serotonin receptors, which may explain its powerful impact on mental states. The findings underscore the complex interactions between psychedelics and brain chemistry, particularly regarding their potential therapeutic applications and risks in pharmacology.
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Case Reports1 May 1958LSD-LIKE DELIRIUM FOLLOWING INGESTION OF A SMALL AMOUNT OF ITS BROM ANALOG (BOL-148)NELSON RICHARDS, LORING F. CHAPMAN, HELEN...