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The American Psychiatric Association Issued a position statement
In July 2022 The American Psychiatric Association issued a position statement stating that a growing interest involving Psychedelics for treatment of serious conditions such as treatment resisted depression and PTSD were still investigational. They are waiting on the full review of these agents for clinical indications and state that their position is that they do…
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy is a type of therapy that includes the use of psychedelic substances and what is called Integration work after the effects of the psychedelic journey. The Psychotherapy is not actually conducted during the journey, or what some still call “trip.” Rather, the psychedelic substances are used as an aid in the therapeutic…
Welcome NMPSS
Hello all! It has been a minute since I have been on here since starting the blog a year ago. This was a project to bring studies, conversations, and inquiry into the field of NOC’s (Non ordinary states of Consciousness.) Since then some major headway has taken place in form of a non-profit board called…
The dire need for Mental Health During and post Covid 19
There is no doubt that there has been a need for help in the mental health sector for sometime. Yet in the wake of a global pandemic and a growing uncertainty of the times ahead. People are growing more and more anxious and stressed. Death of loved ones, loss of jobs, children out of school.…
To an inspiring pioneer: Claudio Naranjo
I wanted to make this post a tribute post to a great inspirational leader I am incredibly inspired by. Claudio Naranjo was a Chilean born Moorish, Spanish, Jewish decent. He was a a Psychotherapist who held a special vision for a more united and fair world. He was the founder of an institute called, “The…
Psychedelics and Pharmaceuticals
So many people are caught up on the legalization of these medications, and rightfully so. However this is quite the same for Big Pharma who will be hard at work synthesizing their own compound formula. There will be quite a bit of inquiry on authentication on the matter. This will surely not slow down these…
Could Mushroom Therapy be as effective at treating Depression as Antidepressants?
The New England Journal of medicine announced that in a small study done from Imperial College of London, that Psilocybin could be even more effective at treating depression than Anti depressants. This is a strong hypothesis, however the initial hypothesis was that they would be close or hopefully just as effective in treating a plague…
The Future of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
I wanted to write this blog today because I found a link and similarity in the way we have talked about Psychedelics as harmful, destructive, substances that can do a huge amount of harm to people personally and the population at large. In a Ted talked that I recently viewed with Rick Doblin, the owner…
Healing: Altered states of consciousness
Psychedelics have been known among our differing and various populous for centuries. Used in ceremonial passages, Religious purposes, healing, introspective, as well as for inquiry… (but that will be for another post.) Entheogens have had different relationships to us throughout the years. As of most recent the distance that the scientific community has faced with…
An intro into the depths
The Desert Psychonaut is a blog stop for those interested in the role, function, and information on Psychedelics and Psychoactive substances within the Mental Health field. Taking a look into the history, culture, and science as well as the politics, this blog takes a deep look into what we know, what we are re-learning, as…
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