What is it about having consumed hallucinogenic tea in a remote forest clearing, and as a result, spending the next few hours first vomiting, then hallucinating, and finally alternating between euphoria and intense fear, that could possibly transform the user into better, more effective corporate leader?
The term was invented in the 1930’s to describe someone prone to becoming psychotic or severely disturbed under stress, but who otherwise was capable of functioning normally.
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…so long as no claim is made for the product as a treatment or cure for a specific disease or condition, then “they can say anything they want to” about the supposed benefits of using it.
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These episodes occur “out of the blue,” not in conjunction with a known fear or stressor.”
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The less good news, if I can call it that, is that none of the three was found to be more effective than our old friend, placebo.
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…treat the two as independent and coequal in the clinical picture. Address them via an integrated treatment plan.
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current estimates are that an estimated 1% of Americans suffer from a severe gambling problem. Including some 750,000 who are between ages 14 and 21.
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I remember when this was a debate within psychiatric circles around alcoholism, back when that disease was seen as a symptom of emotional problems.
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Depression, whatever the cause, doesn’t respond well to willpower. No better, for that matter, than addiction does.
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Sociopathic people can be quite perceptive about others’ desires and motivations– it’s a key to manipulating them
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She began to recognize how vulnerable everyone was to something about which so little was understood.
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Not completely unexpectedly, the research team found that using the more potent forms substantially increased the risk for cannabis use disorders (CUDs in the US), as well as anxiety disorders.
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I’ve run into many clinicians who regard such clients as so disturbed and resistant to change as to be virtually immune to therapy.
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