Social And Cultural Factors Of The Musical Socialization Of A Personality

Protocol for Outcome Evaluation of Ayahuasca-Assisted Addiction Treatment: The Case of Takiwasi Center

“…The qualitative component of the mixed methods design includes patient semi-structured interviews undertaken in the same temporal sequence as the quantitative measures: that is at program entry, during treatment, at discharge, and at each follow-up point. To improve understanding of the treatment setting (i.e., environment and interpersonal interactions), patient interviews are complemented by semi-structured interviews with staff, therapists and healers as well as a contextual description of the Takiwasi treatment center based on existing literature (Mabit and Sieber, 2006;Håland, 2014;O'Shaughnessy, 2017;Mercante, 2013;Dupuis, 2018;Dupuis, 2021;Politi et al, 2019). A sub-project was also initiated part way through project implementation to identify factors associated with non-completion of the program.…”

“…Since its inception, Takiwasi has been supportive of more than 70 research studies, mostly master's and doctoral theses, across several disciplines including psychology/psychiatry, neuroscience, sociology, anthropology, musicology, and art. Researchers have investigated the inpatient population (Presser-Velder, 2000;Horák 2013;Cervi et al, 2019;Defelippe et al, 2019;Berlowitz et al, 2020;Giovannetti et al, 2020), seminar participants (Dupuis, 2018, Dupuis, 2021, and a mix of inpatients, seminar participants, and outpatient diet-retreat participants (Håland 2014;Marcus and Fotiou 2019). Although there are high rates of treatment non-completion (Defelippe et al, 2019), preliminary data are suggestive of short-term treatment efficacy (Giove Nakazawa, 2002;Mabit, 2002;Berlowitz et al, 2019;Giovannetti et al, 2020) and ethnographic inquiry has implicated the various aspects of the treatment context that may influence treatment outcomes (Bustos, 2006;O'Shaughnessy, 2017;Marcus and Fotiou, 2019).…”

“…There is an on-site chapel and a resident Catholic priest (padre) who performs Sunday masses, baptisms, and other Christian rites for those who wish to participate (O'Shaughnessy, 2017). In the ceremonial maloca, 1 the walls are decorated with images representing the Christ, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Michael (Dupuis, 2021), thus the participants inevitably encounter Christian iconography whether or not they participate in chapel gatherings. The main building also contains iconography from other spiritual traditions as well, such as Buddhism, and linked to practices like yoga and meditation.…”