Terapêutica psicodélica e o uso de psicotrópicos dissidentes em saúde mental
Contribuciones a las Ciencias Sociales April 22, 2026 Sofia Pinheiro Pureza, Rodrigo Barros Gewehr, Isabella Rotella Magalhães
The therapeutic use of psychedelic substances in mental health is analyzed by articulating recent scientific advances, including protocols for Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy (PAP), with ancestral perspectives associated with entheogens. Traditional knowledge, especially Indigenous, has been historically marginalized in processes of knowledge legitimation, contrasting with the contemporary centrality of biomedical approaches oriented by brain biochemistry. Reducing psychedelic experiences to a strictly organogenic paradigm limits understanding of their therapeutic potential by disregarding symbolic, cultural, and relational dimensions present in traditional care and healing narratives.