Classic psychedelics: An integrative review of epidemiology, therapeutics, mystical experience, and brain network function

MW Johnson, PS Hendricks, FS Barrett… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to provide an integrative review and offer novel insights
regarding human research with classic psychedelics (classic hallucinogens), which are …

The varieties of self-transcendent experience

DB Yaden, J Haidt, RW Hood Jr… - Review of general …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Various forms of self-loss have been described as aspects of mental illness (eg,
depersonalization disorder), but might self-loss also be related to mental health? In this …

Psilocybin-occasioned mystical-type experience in combination with meditation and other spiritual practices produces enduring positive changes in psychological …

RR Griffiths, MW Johnson… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Psilocybin can occasion mystical-type experiences with participant-attributed increases in
well-being. However, little research has examined enduring changes in traits. This study …

Psilocybin-assisted treatment for alcohol dependence: a proof-of-concept study

MP Bogenschutz, AA Forcehimes… - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Several lines of evidence suggest that classic (5HT2A agonist) hallucinogens have clinically
relevant effects in alcohol and drug addiction. Although recent studies have investigated the …

The development of the Awe Experience Scale (AWE-S): A multifactorial measure for a complex emotion

DB Yaden, SB Kaufman, E Hyde, A Chirico… - The journal of positive …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Awe is a complex emotion composed of an appraisal of vastness and a need for
accommodation. The purpose of this study was to develop a robust state measure of awe …

Pilot study of the 5-HT2AR agonist psilocybin in the treatment of tobacco addiction

MW Johnson, A Garcia-Romeu… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite suggestive early findings on the therapeutic use of hallucinogens in the treatment of
substance use disorders, rigorous follow-up has not been conducted. To determine the …

Validation of the revised Mystical Experience Questionnaire in experimental sessions with psilocybin

FS Barrett, MW Johnson… - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The 30-item revised Mystical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ30) was previously developed
within an online survey of mystical-type experiences occasioned by psilocybin-containing …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic study of microdosing psychedelics

V Polito, RJ Stevenson - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The phenomenon of 'microdosing', that is, regular ingestion of very small quantities of
psychedelic substances, has seen a rapid explosion of popularity in recent years …

Psilocybin-occasioned mystical experiences in the treatment of tobacco addiction

A Garcia-Romeu, R R. Griffiths… - Current drug abuse …, 2014 - benthamdirect.com
Psilocybin-occasioned mystical experiences have been linked to persisting effects in healthy
volunteers including positive changes in behavior, attitudes, and values, and increases in …

Classic hallucinogens and mystical experiences: phenomenology and neural correlates

FS Barrett, RR Griffiths - Behavioral neurobiology of psychedelic drugs, 2018 - Springer
This chapter begins with a brief review of descriptions and definitions of mystical-type
experiences and the historical connection between classic hallucinogens and mystical …