Michael J. Winkelman

Etzel Cardeña

This authoritative, multidisciplinary overview of altered states of consciousness (ASC) shows how their study is necessary to gain a fundamental understanding of human culture, history, and biology. • Contains various illustrations in the two volumes • Presents a bibliography of representative references to the literature on altered states across various disciplines and languages • Provides convenient cross-referencing of subjects across chapters

Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Altering Consciousness: Multidisciplinary Perspectives [2 volumes]

Ben Sessa

Researchers, program administrators, and practicing clinicians explain the most recent developments in using psychedelic substances to treat psychological, physiological, and social problems. * Describes the history of psychedelics as therapeutic treatments and the current renaissance of interest in them * Details the training of therapists in applications of psychedelics, and medical theory for the effectiveness of these substances * Addresses issues of clinical efficacy and safety as well as ethical considerations * Comprises the latest neuroscience research related to the effects of the psychedelic compounds * Provides timely information for clinicians, researchers, and advanced students of psychology, medicine, and public health, from leading clinicians, researchers, and administrators in the field

State-of-the-art Therapeutic Applications

Advances in Psychedelic Medicine

Ben Sessa MD

Researchers, program administrators, and practicing clinicians explain the most recent developments in using psychedelic substances to treat psychological, physiological, and social problems. • Describes the history of psychedelics as therapeutic treatments and the current renaissance of interest in them • Details the training of therapists in applications of psychedelics, and medical theory for the effectiveness of these substances • Addresses issues of clinical efficacy and safety as well as ethical considerations • Comprises the latest neuroscience research related to the effects of the psychedelic compounds • Provides timely information for clinicians, researchers, and advanced students of psychology, medicine, and public health, from leading clinicians, researchers, and administrators in the field

Advances in Psychedelic Medicine: State-of-the-Art Therapeutic Applications

John R. Baker

Pieter F. Craffert

This book takes what is often referred to as the "supernatural" to be normal natural phenomena that are closely linked to the neurobiology of the human species. Reflecting the neurocultural and biocultural perspective, the chapters cover phenomena such as out-of-body experiences, ghosts, and experiences of spirit entities. The contributors consider the "supernatural" as emerging from innate neurobiological structures and functions, and reflecting known neurobiological processes that explain their universality and persistence.

Michael J. Winkelman

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