4 results on '"Albert Garcia-Romeu"'
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2. The subjective experience of acute, experimentally-induced Salvia divinorum inebriation
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Jenny Wade, Matthew Metzger, Albert Garcia-Romeu, and Peter H. Addy
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Substance-Related Disorders ,Poison control ,Qualitative property ,Cognition ,Double-Blind Method ,Rating scale ,Administration, Inhalation ,Humans ,Medicine ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Salvia ,Psychiatry ,Aged ,Pharmacology ,biology ,business.industry ,Acute intoxication ,Middle Aged ,biology.organism_classification ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Salvia divinorum ,Hallucinogens ,Female ,Thematic analysis ,business ,Research setting ,Follow-Up Studies ,Qualitative research ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
This study examined the overall psychological effects of inebriation facilitated by the naturally-occurring plant hallucinogen Salvia divinorum using a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Thirty healthy individuals self-administered Salvia divinorum via combustion and inhalation in a quiet, comfortable research setting. Experimental sessions, post-session interviews, and 8-week follow-up meetings were audio recorded and transcribed to provide the primary qualitative material analyzed here. Additionally, post-session responses to the Hallucinogen Rating Scale provided a quantitative groundwork for mixed-methods discussion. Qualitative data underwent thematic content analysis, being coded independently by three researchers before being collaboratively integrated to provide the final results. Three main themes and 10 subthemes of acute intoxication emerged, encompassing the qualities of the experience, perceptual alterations, and cognitive-affective shifts. The experience was described as having rapid onset and being intense and unique. Participants reported marked changes in auditory, visual, and interoceptive sensory input; losing normal awareness of themselves and their surroundings; and an assortment of delusional phenomena. Additionally, the abuse potential of Salvia divinorum was examined post hoc. These findings are discussed in light of previous research, and provide an initial framework for greater understanding of the subjective effects of Salvia divinorum, an emerging drug of abuse. more...
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3. Self-transcendent experience: a grounded theory study
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Samuel Himelstein, Albert Garcia-Romeu, and Jacob Kaminker
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Self-transcendence ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Grounded theory ,Developmental psychology ,History and Philosophy of Science ,Perception ,Spirituality ,Personality ,Narrative ,Sociology ,Big Five personality traits ,Social psychology ,Social Sciences (miscellaneous) ,Qualitative research ,media_common - Abstract
Current theories in psychology conceptualize self-transcendence as a personality trait, a developmental construct, and a particular class of anomalous experience. Despite extensive research on self-transcendence, the process, outcomes, and nature of self-transcendent experience (STE) remain elusive. This study focused on the self-reported narratives of STE in 15 healthy adults. Accounts were collected in face-to-face interviews, transcribed, and thematically analyzed using grounded theory methodology. Qualitative results were recursively examined to construct a preliminary mid-range theory of STE in healthy adults. Three major theme areas emerged from interview data. These were (a) context, (b) phenomenology, and (c) aftermath of STE. Each of these major themes was further divided into distinct sub-themes, including setting, perceptual alterations, and long-term effects. The resulting interpretation of STE is discussed in light of current literature and directions for future research. more...
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- 2014
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4. Pilot study of the 5-HT2AR agonist psilocybin in the treatment of tobacco addiction
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Albert Garcia-Romeu, Roland R. Griffiths, Matthew W. Johnson, and Mary P Cosimano
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Male ,Hallucinogen ,medicine.medical_specialty ,media_common.quotation_subject ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Pilot Projects ,Psilocybin ,Nicotine ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Nicotinic Agonists ,Cotinine ,Psychiatry ,media_common ,Pharmacology ,Carbon Monoxide ,Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ,Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ,Addiction ,Tobacco Use Disorder ,Psychedelic therapy ,Middle Aged ,Abstinence ,Combined Modality Therapy ,Serotonin Receptor Agonists ,Behavior, Addictive ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Treatment Outcome ,Attitude ,chemistry ,Smoking cessation ,Female ,Smoking Cessation ,Psychology ,Biomarkers ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Despite suggestive early findings on the therapeutic use of hallucinogens in the treatment of substance use disorders, rigorous follow-up has not been conducted. To determine the safety and feasibility of psilocybin as an adjunct to tobacco smoking cessation treatment we conducted an open-label pilot study administering moderate (20 mg/70 kg) and high (30 mg/70 kg) doses of psilocybin within a structured 15-week smoking cessation treatment protocol. Participants were 15 psychiatrically healthy nicotine-dependent smokers (10 males; mean age of 51 years), with a mean of six previous lifetime quit attempts, and smoking a mean of 19 cigarettes per day for a mean of 31 years at intake. Biomarkers assessing smoking status, and self-report measures of smoking behavior demonstrated that 12 of 15 participants (80%) showed seven-day point prevalence abstinence at 6-month follow-up. The observed smoking cessation rate substantially exceeds rates commonly reported for other behavioral and/or pharmacological therapies (typically more...
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- 2014
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