Longitudinal associations between psychedelic use and meditation practices in the United States and the United Kingdom.

compassion meditation mindfulness psilocybin psychedelics

Journal

Psychological medicine
ISSN: 1469-8978
Titre abrégé: Psychol Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 1254142

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
20 Oct 2023
Historique:
medline: 20 10 2023
pubmed: 20 10 2023
entrez: 20 10 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Previous research has proposed that there may be potential synergies between psychedelic and meditation interventions, but there are still knowledge gaps that merit further investigation. Using a longitudinal observational research design with samples representative of the US and UK adult population with regard to sex, age, and ethnicity ( The follow-up survey was completed by 7667 respondents (79% retention rate), with 100 respondents reporting psychedelic use during the 2-month study period (1.3% of follow-up respondents). In covariate-adjusted regression models, psychedelic use during the study period was associated with greater increases in the number of days of mindfulness meditation practice in the past week ( Psychedelic use might lead to greater engagement with meditation practices such as mindfulness meditation, while meditation practices such as loving-kindness or compassion medication might buffer against certain challenging experiences associated with psychedelic use.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Previous research has proposed that there may be potential synergies between psychedelic and meditation interventions, but there are still knowledge gaps that merit further investigation.
METHODS METHODS
Using a longitudinal observational research design with samples representative of the US and UK adult population with regard to sex, age, and ethnicity (
RESULTS RESULTS
The follow-up survey was completed by 7667 respondents (79% retention rate), with 100 respondents reporting psychedelic use during the 2-month study period (1.3% of follow-up respondents). In covariate-adjusted regression models, psychedelic use during the study period was associated with greater increases in the number of days of mindfulness meditation practice in the past week (
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Psychedelic use might lead to greater engagement with meditation practices such as mindfulness meditation, while meditation practices such as loving-kindness or compassion medication might buffer against certain challenging experiences associated with psychedelic use.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37859627
doi: 10.1017/S0033291723003082
pii: S0033291723003082
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1-7

Subventions

Organisme : NCCIH NIH HHS
ID : K23 AT010879
Pays : United States

Auteurs

Otto Simonsson (O)

Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Department of Sociology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Walter Osika (W)

Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Cecilia U D Stenfors (CUD)

Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.

Simon B Goldberg (SB)

Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, USA.

Ludwig Honk (L)

Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Peter S Hendricks (PS)

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.

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