TAKIWASI CENTER- Traditional Amazonian Medicine

Documentation Produced by External Researchers

Thesis, reports and research work developed in Takiwasi by national and foreign students and researchers

1. Treating substance dependencies with psychoactives: A theoretical and qualitative empirical study on therapeutic uses of ayahuasca

Author: Anja Presser-Velder

A dissertation presented in partial fulfillment of the riquerements for the degree of Doctor scientiarumhumanarum, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Institute of Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medecine, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heildeberg, Germany. 2012.

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2. Towards a sustainable community forest management of medicinal plants – The case of Cat’s Claw (Uncaria tomentosa) in the native community Chirik Sacha in San Martín, Peru

Author: Anne Jahnkow

Thesis presented for the academic degree Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.), International Forest Ecosystem Management, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Germany, August 2024.

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3. Therapeutic Potential of Consciousness Modifying Substances in the Rehabilitation of Drug Addicts, or the Challenge to the Newtonian-Cartesian Health Paradigm

Author: Aukse Kerseviciute

A Case Study on Takiwasi Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Centre in Tarapoto, Peru. Dissertation submitted as partial requirement for an Honors degree in Hispanic Studies, School of Hispanic Studies, Department of Language & Literature, University of Aberdeen, 36 p., 2016.

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4. Ayahuasca Treatment Outcome Project (ATOP): One Year Results from Takiwasi Center and Implications for Psychedelic Science

Author: Brian Rush, Olivia Marcus, Sara García, Anja Loizaga-Velder, Ariane Spitalier, Fernando Mendive

Published in Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, August 2023.

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5. Evaluating addiction treatment: availability of information in patient files at Takiwasi Centre in Peru

Author: Carlinde W. Broeks

Report Medical Research Training. University of Amsterdam. 2008.

From Demonic Agency to Divine Presence: A Study of Human-Entity Relations at an Ayahuasca Treatment Centre

Author: Christoffer Stuveback

Master’s thesis, Department of Social Anthropology, Lund University, 2015, pp. 77.

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7. Enseñanzas y mareaciones. Exploring intercultural health through experience and interaction with healers and plant teachers in San Martin, Peru

Author: Claire Louise Sieber

University of Victoria. Department of Anthropology. British Columbia, Canada. 2007.

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8. Amazonian medicine and the psychedelic revival: Considering the "dieta"

Author: David M. O'Shaughnessy, Ilana Berlowitz

Published in Frontiers in Pharmacology, May 28, 2021.

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9. Takiwasi: addiction treatment in the “Singing House”

Author: David M. O’Shaughnessy

PhD thesis, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, 2017. 283 p.

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10. Within-treatment changes in a novel addiction treatment program using traditional Amazonian medicine

Author: David M. O’Shaughnessy, Ilana Berlowitz, Robin Rodd, Zoltán Sarnyai, Frances Quirk

Published in Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, Vol. 11: 1-18, January 2021.

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11. Traditional Amazonian medicine in addiction treatment: Qualitative results

Author: David O'Shaughnessy, Zoltán Sarnyai, Frances Quirk, Robin Rodd

Published in SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, December 2022.

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12. Amazonian Vegetalismo: a study of the healing power of chants in Tarapoto, Peru

Author: François Demange

M.A in Social Sciences by Independent Studies, University of East London. 2002.

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13. Exploring the use of Amazonian Plant Diets in Europe

Author: Giorgia Tresca

Master thesis in Environmental Anthropology, University of Kent, UK, October 2018.

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14. Traditional Amazonian medicine adapted to treat substance use disorder

Author: Ilana Berlowitz

PhD thesis, Department of Psychology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, 2017.

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15. Shamanism, traditional medicine and drug dependency in the Peruvian Upper Amazon: A study of addiction therapy and rehabilitation at Takiwasi Center

Author: Jamie J.C. Moir

University of Portsmouth. School of Languages and Area Studies. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. 1998, Marzo. United Kingdom.

Ayahuasca and the treatment of addiction

Author: Marcelo S. Mercante

Mana vol.19 no.3 Rio de Janeiro Dec. 2013. Translated by Ati Supino, PhD.

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17. The role of icaros as therapeutic tools in psycho-emotional healing: An IPA study of musical experiences during the ceremonial practice of traditional Amazonian medicine (TAM) at Takiwasi

Author: Maya Sherwin

MA thesis in Therapeutic Music Studies, University of the West of England (UK), 2018.

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18. The House of Song. The rehabilitation of drug addicts by the traditional indigenous medicine of the Peruvian Amazon

Author: Miroslav Horák

Mendel University in Brno Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies. 2013.

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19. Comparative Research of Drug Addiction Treatment by the Traditional Indigenous Medicine of Peruvian Amazon and the Matrix® Model

Author: Miroslav Horák

The 2nd Human And Social Sciences at the Common Conference, November, 17-21 2014.

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20. Effective factors of addiction treatment communities in Peru, Nicaragua and Czechia

Author: Miroslav Horák, Kristina Somerlikova, Rita Kocarova, Nahanga Verter, Hector Santiago Aldama Gonzalez, Mariah Cruz de Souza Tronco

Published in Therapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities, March 2021.

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21. Initiation Plants in Drug Addiction Treatment: The Purgahuasca Therapy

Author: Miroslav Horák, Nahanga Verter, Kristina Somerlíková

Published in Anthropology of Consciousness, February 2021.

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22. The psychology of plants : an ethnography of patient-provider relationships at the Takiwasi Center for rehabilitation

Author: Nora Harrington

School of Social Sciences, Hampshire College, USA. 2008.

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23. Ayahuasca Therapies: The Making and Remaking of Traditional Healing in Global Context

Author: Olivia Marcus

Doctoral Dissertation, Anthropology Department, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Connecticut, April 2020.

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24. Convergent therapies in Peru’s Amazon: Enriching Mental Wellness through Ayahuasca and Psychotherapy

Author: Olivia Marcus, Eugenia Fotiou

Published in Gender, Health, and Society in Contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean, Ronnie Shepard & Shir Lerman Ginzburg (editors), Lexington Books, pp. 117-137, 2019.

Escucha los Cantos: Non-Human Agency in Peruvian Vegetalismo and Shamanic Pilgrimage

Author: Owain J. Graham

PhD Thesis, Graduate Program in Music, University of California, Riverside, March 2024.

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26. Healing with plants and spirits: a phenomenological and ontological perspective of the treatment practice of patients and visitors in Takiwasi, Peru

Author: Roger Häland

Master thesis in Social Anthropology, University of Oslo. 2014.

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27. Ayahuasca and the Dieta: Treatment Components at the Takiwasi Center

Author: Sacha Amato

Master Thesis, Psychopathology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, June 2022.

Icaros: the healing songs of Amazonian curanderismo and their relationship to Jungian psychology

Author: Samantha Black

These for Psychology Master, Sonoma State University. 2014.

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29. The healing power of the icaros: a phenomenological study of ayahuasca experiences

Author: Susana Bustos

Thesis for the Degree of Doctor in Philosophy in East-West Psychology, Institute of Integral Studies, California. 2008.

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30. The House that Sings: The Therapeutic Use of Icaros at Takiwasi

Author: Susana Bustos

Shaman's Drum: A Journal of Experiential Shamanism and Spiritual Healing, no. 73, 2006, pp 33-39.

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31. Purging mothers, memories, and murders: a qualitative study exploring perspectives of plant healers, plant preparers, and psychotherapists at a drug rehabilitation centre in Peru

Author: Svet Lustig

Submitted in part fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MSc Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), United Kingdom, November 2022.

Documentation Produced by External Researchers

1.

Treating substance dependencies with psychoactives: A theoretical and qualitative empirical study on therapeutic uses of ayahuasca

2.

Towards a sustainable community forest management of medicinal plants – The case of Cat’s Claw (Uncaria tomentosa) in the native community Chirik Sacha in San Martín, Peru

3.

Therapeutic Potential of Consciousness Modifying Substances in the Rehabilitation of Drug Addicts, or the Challenge to the Newtonian-Cartesian Health Paradigm

4.

Ayahuasca Treatment Outcome Project (ATOP): One Year Results from Takiwasi Center and Implications for Psychedelic Science

5.

Evaluating addiction treatment: availability of information in patient files at Takiwasi Centre in Peru

6.

From Demonic Agency to Divine Presence: A Study of Human-Entity Relations at an Ayahuasca Treatment Centre

7.

Enseñanzas y mareaciones. Exploring intercultural health through experience and interaction with healers and plant teachers in San Martin, Peru

8.

Amazonian medicine and the psychedelic revival: Considering the "dieta"

9.

Takiwasi: addiction treatment in the “Singing House”

10.

Within-treatment changes in a novel addiction treatment program using traditional Amazonian medicine

11.

Traditional Amazonian medicine in addiction treatment: Qualitative results

12.

Amazonian Vegetalismo: a study of the healing power of chants in Tarapoto, Peru

13.

Exploring the use of Amazonian Plant Diets in Europe

14.

Traditional Amazonian medicine adapted to treat substance use disorder

15.

Shamanism, traditional medicine and drug dependency in the Peruvian Upper Amazon: A study of addiction therapy and rehabilitation at Takiwasi Center

16.

Ayahuasca and the treatment of addiction

17.

The role of icaros as therapeutic tools in psycho-emotional healing: An IPA study of musical experiences during the ceremonial practice of traditional Amazonian medicine (TAM) at Takiwasi

18.

The House of Song. The rehabilitation of drug addicts by the traditional indigenous medicine of the Peruvian Amazon

19.

Comparative Research of Drug Addiction Treatment by the Traditional Indigenous Medicine of Peruvian Amazon and the Matrix® Model

20.

Effective factors of addiction treatment communities in Peru, Nicaragua and Czechia

21.

Initiation Plants in Drug Addiction Treatment: The Purgahuasca Therapy

22.

The psychology of plants : an ethnography of patient-provider relationships at the Takiwasi Center for rehabilitation

23.

Ayahuasca Therapies: The Making and Remaking of Traditional Healing in Global Context

24.

Convergent therapies in Peru’s Amazon: Enriching Mental Wellness through Ayahuasca and Psychotherapy

25.

Escucha los Cantos: Non-Human Agency in Peruvian Vegetalismo and Shamanic Pilgrimage

26.

Healing with plants and spirits: a phenomenological and ontological perspective of the treatment practice of patients and visitors in Takiwasi, Peru

27.

Ayahuasca and the Dieta: Treatment Components at the Takiwasi Center

28.

Icaros: the healing songs of Amazonian curanderismo and their relationship to Jungian psychology

29.

The healing power of the icaros: a phenomenological study of ayahuasca experiences

30.

The House that Sings: The Therapeutic Use of Icaros at Takiwasi

31.

Purging mothers, memories, and murders: a qualitative study exploring perspectives of plant healers, plant preparers, and psychotherapists at a drug rehabilitation centre in Peru

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