Psychedelics and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy.

(Reprinted with permission from 2020; 177:391-410).

Psychedelics and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy.

Objective: The authors provide an evidenced-based summary of the literature on the clinical application of psychedelic drugs in psychiatric disorders.

Methods: Searches of PubMed and PsycINFO via Ovid were conducted for articles in English, in peer-reviewed journals, reporting on "psilocybin," "lysergic acid diethylamide," "LSD," "ayahuasca," "-methylenedioxymethamphetamine," and "MDMA," in human subjects, published between 2007 and July 1, 2019. A total of 1,603 articles were identified and screened.

α-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone ("Flakka") Catalyzing Catatonia: A Case Report and Literature Review.

: Synthetic cathinones are a class of novel psychoactive substances. α-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (α-PVP), or "Flakka", is one of these substances. Users often present acutely psychotic or agitated.