Psychiatric risks for worsened mental health after psychedelic use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Resurgent psychedelic research has largely supported the safety and efficacy of psychedelic therapy for the treatment of various psychiatric disorders. As psychedelic use and therapy increase in prevalence, so does the importance of understanding associated risks. Cases of prolonged negative psychological responses to psychedelic therapy seem to be rare; however, studies are limited by biases and small sample sizes. The current analytical approach was motivated by the question of whether rare but significant adverse effects have been under-sampled in psychedelic research studies.

Methods

A "bottom margin analysis" approach was taken to focus on negative responders to psychedelic use in a pool of naturalistic, observational prospective studies (N = 807). We

SUBMITTER: Marrocu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10944581 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature