Listening to Ayahuasca : new hope for depression, addiction, PTSD, and anxiety /
Harris, Rachel, 1946-
Listening to Ayahuasca : new hope for depression, addiction, PTSD, and anxiety / Rachel Harris. - xviii, 356 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Mission -- New Hope for Healing -- Transformational Medicine -- Magic and Mystery -- Church Sacrament -- The Shadow Side -- To Believe or Not to Believe -- Your Brain on Ayahuasca -- The Perennial Quest -- The Enchanted World. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"When National Geographic Adventure published an article in 2006 about the powerful antidepressant effects of ayahuasca, the piece received a phenomenal reader response. That article struck a chord with psychotherapist Rachel Harris, who had encountered many clients unresponsive to traditional therapy and antidepressant protocols. Used for more than 8,000 years in the Amazon rainforest, ayahuasca is a powerful - and illegal - psychedelic that has distressing gastrointestinal side effects. Yet Harris found many willing to try it, so deep was their suffering. Harris here shares her original research (the largest study of ayahuasca use in North America) into its effects on depression, anxiety, and PTSD, along with her own personal experiences. By detailing ayahuasca's risks and benefits, she aims to help those driven to investigate ayahuasca to do so safely and to give their psychological caregivers a template for transformative caring and healing"--Provided by publisher.
9781608684021 1608684024
2016045069
Ayahuasca.
Hallucinogenic plants--Therapeutic use
Hallucinogens--therapeutic use
Depressive Disorder--drug therapy
Hallucinogens--adverse effects
RM324.8 / .H37 2017 RM324.8 / .H38 2017
615.7883
QV 77.7
Listening to Ayahuasca : new hope for depression, addiction, PTSD, and anxiety / Rachel Harris. - xviii, 356 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Mission -- New Hope for Healing -- Transformational Medicine -- Magic and Mystery -- Church Sacrament -- The Shadow Side -- To Believe or Not to Believe -- Your Brain on Ayahuasca -- The Perennial Quest -- The Enchanted World. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"When National Geographic Adventure published an article in 2006 about the powerful antidepressant effects of ayahuasca, the piece received a phenomenal reader response. That article struck a chord with psychotherapist Rachel Harris, who had encountered many clients unresponsive to traditional therapy and antidepressant protocols. Used for more than 8,000 years in the Amazon rainforest, ayahuasca is a powerful - and illegal - psychedelic that has distressing gastrointestinal side effects. Yet Harris found many willing to try it, so deep was their suffering. Harris here shares her original research (the largest study of ayahuasca use in North America) into its effects on depression, anxiety, and PTSD, along with her own personal experiences. By detailing ayahuasca's risks and benefits, she aims to help those driven to investigate ayahuasca to do so safely and to give their psychological caregivers a template for transformative caring and healing"--Provided by publisher.
9781608684021 1608684024
2016045069
Ayahuasca.
Hallucinogenic plants--Therapeutic use
Hallucinogens--therapeutic use
Depressive Disorder--drug therapy
Hallucinogens--adverse effects
RM324.8 / .H37 2017 RM324.8 / .H38 2017
615.7883
QV 77.7