Great Expectations: recommendations for improving the methodological rigor of psychedelic clinical trials

JS Aday, BD Heifets, SD Pratscher, E Bradley… - …, 2022 - Springer
Rationale Psychedelic research continues to garner significant public and scientific interest
with a growing number of clinical studies examining a wide range of conditions and …

Effects of setting on psychedelic experiences, therapies, and outcomes: A rapid scoping review of the literature

TL Golden, S Magsamen, CC Sandu, S Lin… - Disruptive …, 2022 - Springer
The health and well-being impacts of art and aesthetic experiences have been rigorously
studied by a range of disciplines, including cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry, public health …

The Watts Connectedness Scale: a new scale for measuring a sense of connectedness to self, others, and world

R Watts, H Kettner, D Geerts, S Gandy, L Kartner… - …, 2022 - Springer
Rationale A general feeling of disconnection has been associated with mental and
emotional suffering. Improvements to a sense of connectedness to self, others and the wider …

Psychedelics alter metaphysical beliefs

C Timmermann, H Kettner, C Letheby, L Roseman… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Can the use of psychedelic drugs induce lasting changes in metaphysical beliefs? While it is
popularly believed that they can, this question has never been formally tested. Here we …

Positive effects of psychedelics on depression and wellbeing scores in individuals reporting an eating disorder

MJ Spriggs, H Kettner, RL Carhart-Harris - Eating and Weight Disorders …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Psychedelic therapy is showing promise for a broad range of mental health
conditions, indicative of a transdiagnostic action. While the efficacy of symptom-focused …

The acute effects of classic psychedelics on memory in humans

CJ Healy - Psychopharmacology, 2021 - Springer
Rationale Memory plays a central role in the psychedelic experience. The spontaneous
recall and immersive reliving of autobiographical memories has frequently been noted by …

Classic psychedelic drugs: update on biological mechanisms

FX Vollenweider, JW Smallridge - Pharmacopsychiatry, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Renewed interest in the effects of psychedelics in the treatment of psychiatric disorders
warrants a better understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the effects of …

Replication and extension of a model predicting response to psilocybin

SL Russ, RL Carhart-Harris, G Maruyama… - Psychopharmacology, 2019 - Springer
Background Recent research demonstrated the potential of psychedelic drugs as treatment
for depression and death-related anxiety and as an enhancement for well-being. While …

Psychedelic experience dose-dependently modulated by cannabis: results of a prospective online survey

J Kuc, H Kettner, F Rosas, D Erritzoe, E Haijen… - …, 2022 - Springer
Rationale. Classic psychedelics are currently being studied as novel treatments for a range
of psychiatric disorders. However, research on how psychedelics interact with other …

Are you tripping comfortably? Investigating the relationship between harm reduction and the psychedelic experience

M Palmer, OM Maynard - Harm reduction journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Alongside a recent revival in the use of psychedelics in clinical settings, there
have been increases in the prevalence of recreational use, with many using psychedelics to …