Traditional Amazonian medicine in addiction treatment: Qualitative results

SSM: Qualitative Research in Health

Zoltán Sarnyai¹  Frances Quirk²  David M. O’Shaughnessy³  Robin Rodd⁴ 

[1] College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia;Corresponding author. Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States.;Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States;Laboratory of Psychiatric Neuroscience, Centre for Molecular Discovery, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia;

关键词: Addiction;    Substance abuse;    Traditional Amazonian medicine;    Ayahuasca;    Dieta;    Takiwasi;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Traditional Amazonian medicine, and in particular the psychoactive substance ayahuasca, has generated significant research interest along with the recent revival of psychedelic medicine. Previously we published within-treatment quantitative results from a residential addiction treatment centre that predominately employs Peruvian traditional Amazonian medicine, and here we follow up that work with a qualitative study of within-treatment patient experiences. Open-ended interviews with 9 inpatients were conducted from 2014 to 2015, and later analysed using thematic analysis. Our findings support the possibility of therapeutic effects from Amazonian medicine, but also highlight the complexity of Amazonian medical practices, suggesting that the richness of such traditions should not be reduced to the use of ayahuasca only.

【 授权许可】

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