Daniel Perkins

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..

Adverse effects of ayahuasca: Results from the Global Ayahuasca Survey

José Carlos Bouso, Óscar Andión, Jerome J Sarris, Milan Scheidegger, Luís Fernando Tófoli, Emérita Sátiro Opaleye, Violeta Schubert, Daniel Perkins

Journal article  |  2022  |  PLOS Global Public Health

Introduction Ayahuasca is a plant-based decoction native to Amazonia, where it has a long history of use in traditional medicine. ..

Prophylactic action of ayahuasca in a non-human primate model of depressive-like behavior

Maria Lara Porpino de Meiroz Grilo, Geovan Menezes de Sousa, Lilian Andrade Carlos de Mendonca, Bruno Lobao-Soares, Maria Bernardete Cordeiro de Sousa, Fernanda Palhano-Fontes, Draulio Barros de Araujo, Daniel Perkins, Jaime Eduardo Cecilio Hallak, Nicole Leite Galvao-Coelho

Journal article  |  2022  |  FRONTIERS IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

Observational studies of long-term users of ayahuasca, an Amazonian psychedelic brew, suggest an increase in resilience via improv..

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..

Default Mode Network Modulation by Psychedelics: A Systematic Review

James J Gattuso, Daniel Perkins, Simon Ruffell, Andrew J Lawrence, Daniel Hoyer, Laura H Jacobson, Christopher Timmermann, David Castle, Susan L Rossell, Luke A Downey, Broc A Pagni, Nicole L Galvao-Coelho, David Nutt, Jerome Sarris

Journal article  |  2022  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Psychedelics are a unique class of drug which commonly produce vivid hallucinations as well as profound psychological and mystical..

THE THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF AYAHUASCA

D Perkins, J Sarris

Conference Proceedings  |  2022  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? THE RE-EMERGING THERAPEUTIC POSSIBILITIES OF PSYCHEDELIC SUBSTANCES

C Zubaran, D Perkins, J Sarris, S Rossell, C Loo, A Bayes, undefined Bright, M Williams

Conference Proceedings  |  2022  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

Psychedelic medicines for mood disorders: current evidence and clinical considerations

Jerome Sarris, Diego Pinzon Rubiano, Kimberley Day, Nicole L Galvao-Coelho, Daniel Perkins

Journal article  |  2022  |  CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHIATRY

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Despite advances in treatment modalities for mood disorders over recent decades, further therapeutic options ar..

Ayahuasca

Daniel Perkins, Jerome Sarris, Simon Ruffell

Book Chapter  |  2022