Jerome Sarris

Psychotherapeutic and neurobiological processes associated with ayahuasca: A proposed model and implications for therapeutic use

Daniel Perkins, Simon GD Ruffell, Kimberley Day, Diego Pinzon Rubiano, Jerome Sarris

Journal article  |  2023  |  FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE

Ayahuasca is a psychoactive Amazonian plant brew. It is usually made from the Banisteriopsis caapi vine (Spruce ex Griseb. Morton,..

Moderators of ayahuasca's biological antidepressant action

Geovan Menezes de Sousa, Vagner Deuel de Oliveira Tavares, Ana Cecilia de Menezes Galvao, Raissa Nobrega de Almeida, Fernanda Palhano-Fontes, Bruno Lobao-Soares, Fulvio Aurelio de Morais Freire, Emerson Arcoverde Nunes, Joao Paulo Maia-de-Oliveira, Daniel Perkins, Jerome Sarris, Draulio Barros de Araujo, Nicole Leite Galvao-Coelho

Journal article  |  2022  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY

INTRODUCTION: The understanding of biological responses to psychedelics with antidepressant potential is imperative. Here we repor..

Changes in mental health, wellbeing and personality following ayahuasca consumption: Results of a naturalistic longitudinal study

Daniel Perkins, Broc AA Pagni, Jerome Sarris, Paulo CR Barbosa, Richard Chenhall

Journal article  |  2022  |  FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY

Background: Naturalistic and placebo-controlled studies suggest ayahuasca, a potent psychedelic beverage originating from Indigeno..

Cancer survivors' experiences, barriers and preferences with yoga: A cross-sectional survey to inform a yoga intervention.

Maria Gonzalez, Suzanne Grant, Michael de Manincor, Judith Lacey, Jerome Sarris

Journal article  |  2022  |  Explore (NY)

PURPOSE: Evidence suggests that yoga may help improve cancer-related symptoms though knowledge of the experiences, barriers and pr..

A literature review of the studies concerning selected plant-derived adaptogens and their general function in body with a focus on animal studies.

Niusha Esmaealzadeh, Amin Iranpanah, Jerome Sarris, Roja Rahimi

Journal article  |  2022  |  Phytomedicine

BACKGROUND: Adaptogens are generally referred to the substances, mostly found in plants, which non-specifically increase resilienc..

Lifestyle medicine for anxiety symptoms: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Vincent Wing-Hei Wong, Fiona Yan-Yee Ho, Nga-Kwan Shi, Jerome Sarris, Chee H Ng, Ophelia Kwan-Yee Tam

Journal article  |  2022  |  J Affect Disord

BACKGROUND: Lifestyle medicine (LM) is gaining increasing attention as a treatment option for anxiety, but the current state of ev..

Quality control of cannabis inflorescence and oil products: Response factors for the cost-efficient determination of ten cannabinoids by HPLC

DR Hall, JS Sinclair, DJ Bhuyan, C Khoo, CG Li, J Sarris, M Low

Journal article  |  2022  |  Talanta Open

The quality control of medicinal cannabis should include quantification of as many cannabinoids as practicable in a routine analyt..

N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) in Schizophrenia Resistant to Clozapine: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial Targeting Negative Symptoms

Erica Neill, Susan L Rossell, Caitlin Yolland, Denny Meyer, Cherrie Galletly, Anthony Harris, Dan Siskind, Michael Berk, Kiymet Bozaoglu, Frances Dark, Olivia M Dean, Paul S Francis, Dennis Liu, Andrea Phillipou, Jerome Sarris, David J Castle

Journal article  |  2022  |  SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN

BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS: Clozapine is the most effective antipsychotic for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, yet a significant ..

N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) augmentation in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: A phase III, 20-week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

Jerome Sarris, Gerard Byrne, David Castle, Chad Bousman, Georgina Oliver, Lachlan Cribb, Scott Blair-West, Vlasios Brakoulias, David Camfield, Carolyn Ee, Suneel Chamoli, Mark Boschen, Olivia M Dean, Nathan Dowling, Ranjit Menon, Jenifer Murphy, Najwa-Joelle Metri, Thomas P Nguyen, Andrew Wong, Rebecca Jordan, et al.

Journal article  |  2022  |  Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry

OBJECTIVE: Preliminary evidence has suggested that adjunctive N-acetylcysteine (NAC), an antioxidant precursor to glutathione, may..

Disruptive innovation in psychiatry.

Jerome Sarris

Journal article  |  2022  |  Ann N Y Acad Sci

Disruptive innovation is a cornerstone of various disciplines, particularly in the business world, where paradigm-altering approac..