Introduction: Gender-Based Violence and Its Complex Impact Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a pressing global health issue. Survivors face: These overlapping challenges make conventional recovery approaches often insufficient. Emerging research into psychedelics, including psilocybin and ibogaine, provides new avenues for trauma-informed interventions in controlled, ethical settings. 1. PTSD and Neurobiological Effects of GBV GBV trauma can […]
Introduction: Trauma Beyond the Physical Gender-based violence (GBV) leaves lasting physical and psychological scars. Survivors often contend with: This complex combination of symptoms makes recovery challenging. In recent years, research in Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand has begun exploring psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy as a potential supportive tool for trauma recovery. 1. The Neurobiology of […]
Introduction: Understanding the Weight of GBV Trauma Gender-based violence is not only a physical injury—it’s a psychological wound that changes the way survivors experience memory, safety, identity, and relationships. Countries across Europe and North America have increased research into trauma-focused therapies, especially for survivors who develop chronic conditions such as: Research teams in the UK, […]
Gender-based violence (GBV) remains one of the most pervasive public-health crises worldwide. Whether experienced as domestic violence, sexual assault, coercive control, or psychological abuse, GBV deeply affects survivors’ mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Many survivors live with chronic symptoms such as anxiety disorders, depression, post-traumatic stress reactions, sleep disturbances, and long-term feelings of fear or […]
Introduction Gender-based violence (GBV) remains one of the most devastating global public-health issues. Survivors often face long-lasting trauma affecting sleep, mood regulation, concentration, trust, safety, and physical health. Conventional treatments — antidepressants, anxiolytics, analgesics, and trauma-focused psychotherapy — help many people, but not all. Over the last decade, research into psychedelic-assisted therapy, especially psilocybin and […]
Introduction Across Europe, a silent revolution is taking shape inside creative offices, technology startups, and research hubs: microdosing psilocybin. Once stigmatized as a recreational hallucinogen, psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms, is now being explored for its potential to enhance cognition, focus, and creative thinking in professional environments. As scientists continue to understand its […]
Table of Contents 1. Introduction: A New Era for an Ancient Remedy In recent decades, the scientific and medical communities have witnessed a sweeping revolution in the way we approach mental health, personal growth, and wellness. At the heart of this transformation is the re-emergence of psilocybin magic mushrooms—an age-old remedy that is now being […]
Crystal meth addiction has plagued millions of lives, causing devastating mental and physical health issues. Conventional treatment methods, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and medication-assisted treatments (MAT), often show limited success due to high relapse rates. However, psychedelic therapy is now offering a promising alternative, allowing individuals to break free from the destructive cycle […]
Psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in certain species of mushrooms, is rapidly gaining recognition as a potential therapeutic agent in the medical community. For decades, psilocybin has been stigmatized as a recreational drug, but recent advancements in research are challenging this perception. Today, psilocybin is at the forefront of psychiatric studies, with researchers exploring its […]