Sintomatologia psicótica e ayahuasca: relato de caso
Debates em Psiquiatria April 29, 2016 Thaísa Silva Gios, Maria Carolina Pedalino Pinheiro, Elie Leal de Barros Calfat 1 citation
A case report describes a young woman, a member of the União do Vegetal religion, who frequently used ayahuasca and was admitted for social isolation, self-care deficits, and bizarre delusions that had gradually worsened over three years. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia and improved with electroconvulsive therapy. The authors note that clinical manifestations of hallucinogens can resemble those of schizophrenia, and pharmacological experiments with hallucinogens are often used as models of psychosis.