Author, as appears in the article.: Ona G; Berrada A; Bouso JC
Department: Psicologia
URV's Author/s: Oña Esteve, Genís
Keywords: Psychoactive drugs Psychiatry Psychedelic drugs Psilocybin Peyote use Neurotrophic factor Mood disorders Mental health Life-threatening cancer Global mental health Depression Community Ayahuasca Anxiety
Abstract: The Global Mental Health (GMH) movement aims to provide urgently needed treatment to those with mental illness, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Due to the complexity of providing mental health services to people from various cultures, there is much debate among GMH advocates regarding the best way to proceed. While biomedical interventions offer some degree of help, complementary approaches should focus on the social/community aspects. Many cultures conduct traditional rituals involving the communal use of psychoactive plants. We propose that these practices should be respected, protected, and promoted as valuable tools with regard to mental health care at the community level. The traditional use of psychoactive plants promotes community engagement and participation, and they are relatively affordable. Furthermore, the worldviews and meaning-making systems of local population are respected. The medical systems surrounding the use of psychoactive plants can be explained in biomedical terms, and many recently published clinical trials have demonstrated their therapeutic potential. Psychoactive plants and associated rituals offer potential benefits as complementary aspects of mental health services. They should be considered as such by international practitioners and advocates of the GMH movement.
Thematic Areas: Saúde coletiva Psychiatry and mental health Psychiatry Psicología Medicina ii Medicina i Health (social science) Ciencias sociales Antropología Anthropology
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: genis.ona@urv.cat genis.ona@urv.cat
Record's date: 2024-09-07
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
Link to the original source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/13634615211038416?journalCode=tpse
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Transcultural Psychiatry.
APA: Ona G; Berrada A; Bouso JC (2022). Communalistic use of psychoactive plants as a bridge between traditional healing practices and Western medicine: A new path for the Global Mental Health movement. Transcultural Psychiatry, (), -. DOI: 10.1177/13634615211038416
Article's DOI: 10.1177/13634615211038416
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2022
Publication Type: Journal Publications