Longitudinal associations between psychedelic use and unusual visual experiences in the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Journal

Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)
ISSN: 1461-7285
Titre abrégé: J Psychopharmacol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8907828

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
23 Dec 2023
Historique:
medline: 23 12 2023
pubmed: 23 12 2023
entrez: 23 12 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Whereas findings from case reports and cross-sectional studies suggest that naturalistic psychedelic use may be associated with unusual visual experiences that occur after the acute pharmacological effects have subsided, such findings need to be replicated in longitudinal studies to better understand potential cause-and-effect relationships. To investigate longitudinal associations between naturalistic psychedelic use and unusual visual experiences. Using a longitudinal observational research design with samples representative of the US and UK adult populations with regard to sex, age, and ethnicity ( The follow-up survey was completed by 79% of respondents ( Psychedelic use may elicit unusual visual experiences that occur after the acute pharmacological effects have subsided, especially among those who have not used psychedelics previously. Future longitudinal studies are warranted to further elucidate these relationships.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND UNASSIGNED
Whereas findings from case reports and cross-sectional studies suggest that naturalistic psychedelic use may be associated with unusual visual experiences that occur after the acute pharmacological effects have subsided, such findings need to be replicated in longitudinal studies to better understand potential cause-and-effect relationships.
AIMS UNASSIGNED
To investigate longitudinal associations between naturalistic psychedelic use and unusual visual experiences.
METHODS UNASSIGNED
Using a longitudinal observational research design with samples representative of the US and UK adult populations with regard to sex, age, and ethnicity (
RESULTS UNASSIGNED
The follow-up survey was completed by 79% of respondents (
CONCLUSIONS UNASSIGNED
Psychedelic use may elicit unusual visual experiences that occur after the acute pharmacological effects have subsided, especially among those who have not used psychedelics previously. Future longitudinal studies are warranted to further elucidate these relationships.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38140891
doi: 10.1177/02698811231218931
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

2698811231218931

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: PSH is on the scientific advisory board of Bright Minds Biosciences Ltd., Eleusis Benefit Corporation, Journey Colab Corporation, and Reset Pharmaceuticals Inc. OS was a co-founder of Eudelics AB.

Auteurs

Otto Simonsson (O)

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

Peter S Hendricks (PS)

Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.

Cecilia Ud Stenfors (CU)

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.

Walter Osika (W)

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

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