Clinically relevant acute subjective effects of psychedelics beyond mystical experience

DB Yaden, SP Goldy, B Weiss… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
The administration of classic psychedelics has been associated with well-being and mental
health benefits as well as risks and adverse events. The acute subjective effects of …

Psychedelics and psychotherapy: cognitive-behavioral approaches as default

DB Yaden, D Earp, M Graziosi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The acute subjective effects of psychedelics are responsive to users' expectations and
surroundings (ie,“set and setting”). Accordingly, a great deal of thought has gone into …

Supernatural attributions: Seeing god, the devil, demons, spirits, fate, and karma as causes of events

JJ Exline, JA Wilt - Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
For many people worldwide, supernatural beliefs and attributions—those focused on God,
the devil, demons, spirits, an afterlife, karma, or fate—are part of everyday life. Although not …

Psychedelic-induced mystical experiences: An interdisciplinary discussion and critique

S Mosurinjohn, L Roseman, M Girn - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Contemporary research on serotonergic psychedelic compounds has been rife with
references to so-called 'mystical'subjective effects. Several psychometric assessments have …

Bedside to bench: the outlook for psychedelic research

VP Acero, ES Cribas, KD Browne, O Rivellini… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
There has recently been a resurgence of interest in psychedelic compounds based on
studies demonstrating their potential therapeutic applications in treating post-traumatic …

A qualitative analysis of the psychedelic mushroom come-up and come-down

A Brouwer, JK Brown, E Erowid, F Erowid… - npj Mental Health …, 2025 - nature.com
Psychedelic therapy has the potential to become a revolutionary and transdiagnostic mental
health treatment, yielding enduring benefits that are often attributed to the experiences that …

Psychedelic unselfing: self-transcendence and change of values in psychedelic experiences

J Kähönen - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Psychedelic experiences have been shown to both facilitate (re) connection to one's values
and change values, including enhancing aesthetic appreciation, promoting pro …

Psychotomimetic compensation versus sensitization

A Brouwer, RL Carhart‐Harris… - Pharmacology Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
It is a paradox that psychotomimetic drugs can relieve symptoms that increase risk of and
cooccur with psychosis, such as attention and motivational deficits (eg, amphetamines), pain …

[HTML][HTML] Altered states and social bonds: Effects of MDMA and serotonergic psychedelics on social behavior as a mechanism underlying substance-assisted therapy

Y Schmid, AK Bershad - Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background There has been renewed interest in the use of 3, 4-methylenedioxy-
methamphetamine (MDMA) and serotonergic psychedelics in the treatment of multiple …

Psychology of mysticism: Toward a layered hierarchy model

ZJ Chen - Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The studies of mysticism have traditionally emphasized a common core centered around
experiences of ego dissolution and unity. However, this focus on a central set of experiences …