Attitudes toward psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted therapy among potential mental health service users and the general population in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Despite rapid advances in psychedelic sciences and the increasing number of countries legalizing psychedelics for the treatment of mental illnesses, the attitudes, knowledge and readiness of both mental health consumers and the general population remain largely unknown.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among Australians, targeting individuals with mental illness as potential mental health service users. A sub-sample of individuals free of mental illness was also surveyed to assess attitudes in the general population. Participants completed the Attitudes on Psychedelics Questionnaire, the Basic Knowledge of Psychedelics Test and a questionnaire by Corrigan et al. to capture attitudes toward psychedelic therapy by mental health service users.

Results

SUBMITTER: Nadeem Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11420588 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature