scholarly journals The early use of MDMA (‘Ecstasy’) in psychotherapy (1977–1985)

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 205032451876744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torsten Passie
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Group Therapy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Recreational Drug ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
International Scale ◽  
Early Use ◽  
Psychedelic Drugs

3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), also known as ecstasy, was first synthesized in 1912 but first reached widespread popularity as a legal alternative after the much sought-after recreational drug 3,4-methylenedioxy-amphetamine (MDA) was made illegal in 1970. Because of its benign, feeling-enhancing, and nonhallucinatory properties, MDMA was used by a few dozen psychotherapists in the United States between 1977 and 1985, when it was still legal. This article looks into the contexts and practices of its psychotherapeutic use during these years. Some of the guidelines, recommendations, and precautions developed then are similar to those that apply to psychedelic drugs, but others are specific for MDMA. It is evident from this review that the therapists pioneering the use of MDMA were able to develop techniques (and indications/counterindications) for individual and group therapy that laid the groundwork for the use of MDMA in later scientific studies. In retrospect, it appears that the perceived beneficial effects of MDMA supported a revival of psycholytic/psychedelic therapy on an international scale.

International Research and Variation in Views of Ethnicity

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-72
Author(s):  
Ella Inglebret ◽  
Amy Skinder-Meredith ◽  
Shana Bailey ◽  
Carla Jones ◽  
Ashley France
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Classification System ◽  
International Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
The Past ◽  
International Scale ◽  
Publication Patterns

The authors in this article first identify the extent to which research articles published in three American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) journals included participants, age birth to 18 years, from international backgrounds (i.e., residence outside of the United States), and go on to describe associated publication patterns over the past 12 years. These patterns then provide a context for examining variation in the conceptualization of ethnicity on an international scale. Further, the authors examine terminology and categories used by 11 countries where research participants resided. Each country uses a unique classification system. Thus, it can be expected that descriptions of the ethnic characteristics of international participants involved in research published in ASHA journal articles will widely vary.

Online Resources in Blindness and Disability: An International Overview

1989 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 156-159
Author(s):  
L. Rosen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Computer Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
Online Resources ◽  
Online Searching ◽  
Exchange Of Information ◽  
International Scale ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Existing Data

For professionals conducting research in the fields of blindness and disability, searching the literature by computer offers speedy access to existing data and facilitates the efficient exchange of information. As computer use becomes more prevalent on an international scale, it is useful for researchers to have knowledge of online searching procedures and resources. This overview outlines important databases produced in the United States and elsewhere, where relevant articles and information may be found.

scholarly journals 2018: A watershed year for psychedelic science

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 205032451987228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob S Aday ◽  
Christopher C Davoli ◽  
Emily K Bloesch
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ballot Initiatives ◽  
The Public ◽  
Psychedelic Drugs ◽  
The Status ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
The Public Sphere

While interest in the study of psychedelic drugs has increased over much of the last decade, in this article, we argue that 2018 marked the true turning point for the field. Substantive advances in the scientific, public, and regulatory communities in 2018 significantly elevated the status and long-term outlook of psychedelic science, particularly in the United States. Advances in the scientific community can be attributed to impactful research applications of psychedelics as well as acknowledgement in preeminent journals. In the public sphere, Michael Pollan’s book How to Change Your Mind was a commercial hit and spurred thought-provoking, positive media coverage on psychedelics. Unprecedented psychedelic ballot initiatives in the United States were representative of changes in public interest. Finally, regulatory bodies began to acknowledge psychedelic science in earnest in 2018, as evidenced by the designation of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy to “breakthrough therapy” status for treatment-resistant depression by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In short, 2018 was a seminal year for psychedelic science.

The early use of Pasteur’s rabies vaccine in the United States

Vaccine ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (30) ◽  
pp. 4578-4581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard J. Hoenig ◽  
Alan C. Jackson ◽  
Gordon M. Dickinson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Rabies Vaccine ◽  
Early Use

scholarly journals Beneficial Effects of Magnesium Supplementation

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renea L. Beckstrand ◽  
Jann S. Pickens
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Magnesium Deficiency ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Magnesium Supplementation ◽  
Normal Body ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Common Diseases ◽  
Health And Well Being

Magnesium is an essential mineral necessary for optimal cellular health and well-being. Many adults in the United States fail to get recommended amounts of magnesium from their diets. Even so, symptoms of magnesium deficiency are rarely seen; however, maintaining normal body stores could be preventative against common diseases.

The Effects of Parental and Sibling Incarceration: Evidence from Ohio

2021 ◽  
Vol 111 (9) ◽  
pp. 2926-2963
Author(s):  
Samuel Norris ◽  
Matthew Pecenco ◽  
Jeffrey Weaver
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Parental Incarceration ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Teen Parenthood ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Outcomes For Children

Every year, millions of Americans experience the incarceration of a family member. Using 30 years of administrative data from Ohio and exploiting differing incarceration propensities of randomly assigned judges, this paper provides the first quasi-experimental estimates of the effects of parental and sibling incarceration in the United States. Parental incarceration has beneficial effects on some important outcomes for children, reducing their likelihood of incarceration by 4.9 percentage points and improving their adult neighborhood quality. While estimates on academic performance and teen parenthood are imprecise, we reject large positive or negative effects. Sibling incarceration leads to similar reductions in criminal activity. (JEL H76, J13, K42)

I Am Curious (Yellow) as Sex Education in the USA

2019 ◽  
pp. 319-326
Author(s):  
Saniya Lee Ghanoui
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Scale ◽  
Box Office ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The U.S

This chapter explores I Am Curious (Yellow) and the public’s response during its first box office run in the United States. It argues that the film functioned as a non-normative form of sex education, and that the U.S. government wanted to censor it swiftly not because it was pornographic, but precisely because it was deemed not to be. In other words, the film presented itself as a creative pseudo-documentary endeavor while the U.S. interpreted it as obscene and tasteless; the film pushed the definitions of what is and is not documentary and informational film. I place I Am Curious (Yellow) in the historical canon of internationally (in)famous Swedish sex education films, the most notable example being Language of Love (Ur kärlekens språk). I Am Curious (Yellow) was the first of several films that further blurred the line between sex education and pornography on an international scale.

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