Antidepressant effects of a single dose of ayahuasca in patients with recurrent depression: a preliminary report
Objectives: Ayahuasca (AYA), a natural psychedelic brew prepared from Amazonian plants and rich in dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and harmine, causes effects of subjective well-being and may therefore have antidepressant actions. This study sought to evaluate the effects of a single dose of AYA in six vol...
Main Authors: | Flávia de L. Osório, Rafael F. Sanches, Ligia R. Macedo, Rafael G. dos Santos, João P. Maia-de-Oliveira, Lauro Wichert-Ana, Draulio B. de Araujo, Jordi Riba, José A. Crippa, Jaime E. Hallak |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
2015-03-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462015000100013&lng=en&tlng=en |
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