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Article de Périodique
The poet syndrome: opiates, psychosis and creativity (2000)
(Le syndrome du poète : opiacés, psychose et créativité)
Auteur(s) :
RAUCH, L.
Année
2000
Page(s) :
343-349
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
10
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PSY (Psychopathologie / Psychopathology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
OPIACES
;
TROUBLE BIPOLAIRE
;
DEPENDANCE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
HISTOIRE
;
CULTUREL
;
PSYCHOSE
;
USAGE THERAPEUTIQUE
;
CREATIVITE
;
ETUDE DE CAS
Note générale :
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2000, 32, (3), 343-349
Résumé :
For some people, heroin is a self-medicating tool used to control innate psychic sensitivity. The habitual use of heroin provides the sensitive addict with a definition of consciousness by containment, psychic buffering, and psychic marking. This article is an examination of the political and social history of opiates, opiates as antipsychotics, "drug of choice" as a determinant of self-medication, and the connection between creativity, spirituality, psychosis and addiction. Using clinical observation, the article explores the poet syndrome hypothesis and offers direction for an alternative drug treatment paradigm. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
99 Woodlands, London NW11 9QT
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.