Ketamine can be life-saving or lethal psychiatrists warn

Ketamine can be life-saving or lethal psychiatrists warn

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CREDITS  SASOP Ketamine can be life-saving or lethal psychiatrists warn The anaesthetic drug ketamine can bring life-saving hope for people suffering treatment-resistant major depression or at severe risk of suicide, but unsupervised use or excessive dosages hold...
Magic mushrooms is not risk free

Magic mushrooms is not risk free

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CREDITS  SASOP The psychedelic drug psilocybin shows promise as a new treatment for mental health conditions such as severe depression, substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but that does not mean it is risk-free. The hallucinogenic properties of...
The Difficult Patient: Practical Tips

The Difficult Patient: Practical Tips

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CREDITSBy Dr Melane van Zyl 5 Common types of difficult patients■ The Karen■ The manipulator/ secondary gain■ The skeptic/ non-compliant patient■ The Borderline/ Personality Disordered patient■ The truly sick patient The Karen (privileged rude woman) The Manipulator...
The Brain and Panic Attacks

The Brain and Panic Attacks

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1. WHAT IS A PANIC ATTACK A spontaneous, discreet episode of intense fear that begins abruptly and last for several minutes to an hour. Many different symptoms in the body can occur including: Palpitations, chest pain Difficulty in breathing, hyperventilation Sweating...
Why I Don’t Use Ayahuasca In My Shamanic Practice

Why I Don’t Use Ayahuasca In My Shamanic Practice

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CREDITSShamanism BlogBy Scott Silverston Shamanism is the practice of entering an altered state of consciousness for a specific purpose and then returning to normal waking consciousness once that purpose is fulfilled. Various names such as the Dreamtime have been...