Psychedelic Medicine [2 volumes]

Michael J. Winkelman is former Head of Sociocultural Anthropology and current Associate Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University. He has served as President of the Anthropology of Consciousness section of the American Anthropological Association and was founding President of its Anthropology of Religion section. His Ph.D. was completed at the University of California, Irvine and his Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the National Institute on Drug Abuse. He has researched shamanism across 30 years. His book, Shamanism (2000) was reviewed as brilliant. Thomas B. Roberts is Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations at Northern Illinois University. He is a Founding Member of MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. As part of his retirement activities, he spent the fall of 2006 as a Visiting Scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Department of Psychiatry and Human Sciences' Behavioral Biology Research Center, chairing a weekly staff development discussion about psychedelics. He has taught Foundations of Psychedelic Studies, now an Honors Program Seminar, at NIU since 1982. Roberts' Ph.D. in Educational Administration and Psychology is from Stanford University.

Volume I: Psychedelic Medicine: Social, Clinical and Legal Perspectives Preface Editors Overview of Psychedelic Medicine Section I: The Social and Clinical Context Chapter 1: Introduction: Therapeutic Bases of Psychedelic Medicines: Psychointegrative Effects Chapter 2: The Healing Vine: Ayahuasca as Medicine in the 21st Century Chapter 3: Contemporary Psychedelic Therapy: An Overview Chapter 4: Therapeutic Guidelines: Dangers and Contra-Indications in Therapeutic Applications of Hallucinogens Section II: Medical Applications Chapter 5: Response Of Cluster Headaches to Psilocybin and LSD, Chapter 6: Psilocybin Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Chapter 7: Therapeutic Uses of MDMA Chapter 8: MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Chapter 9: Psychedelic Drugs for the Treatment of Depression Chapter 10: Marijuana and AIDS Chapter 11: The Use of Psilocybin in Patients with Advanced Cancer and Existential Anxiety Section III: Legal Aspects of the Medical Use Chapter 12: Psychedelic Medicine and the Law Chapter 13: The Legal Bases for Religious Peyote Use Chapter 14: The Supreme Courts Psychedelic Case Chapter 15: Conclusions About the Contributors Volume 2: Psychedelic Medicine: Addictions Medicine and Transpersonal Healing Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Section I: Treating Substance Abuse Chapter 2: Hallucinogens in the Treatment of Alcoholism and Other Addictions Chapter 3: Addiction, Despair, and the Soul: Psychedelic Psychotherapy Chapter 4: The Therapeutic Use of Peyote in the Native American Church Chapter 5: Ibogaine and Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Chapter 6: Ketamine Psychedelic Psychotherapy Chapter 7: Ayahuasca Treatment of Cocaine-Paste Addiction Section II: Guidelines for Psychotherapeutic Applications Chapter 8: The Ten Lessons of Psychedelic Psychotherapy, Rediscovered Chapter 9: Therapeutic Guidelines from Shamanic Traditions Chapter 10: Common Processes in Psychedelic-Induced Psychospiritual Change Chapter 11: Preliminary Remarks on Interpreting Resistance to Psychedelic Insights Section III: Transpersonal Dimension of Healing with Psychedelic Medicines Chapter 12: Psychedelics in Psychological Health and Growth Chapter 13: Psilocybin can occasion mystical-type experiences having substantial and sustained personal meaning and spiritual significance. Chapter 14: Remarkable Healing During Psychedelic Psychotherapy Chapter 15: Transpersonal Healing with Hallucinogens Chapter 16: Conclusions and Recommendations: The Wider Contexts About the Contributors