Preferences and Attitudes Toward Music in Nonclinical Uses of Psychedelics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The resurgent interest in psychedelic-assisted therapy for conditions like depression, end-of-life anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder is generating highly promising results. Within this therapeutic context, music's role is multifaceted, seen as a critical environmental component and even akin to a hidden therapist. Contemporary clinical protocols often advocate for music that is lyric-free and unfamiliar, yet these guidelines are based on limited empirical evidence.

Methods

Our study, drawing on data from over 2,000 participants in the Canadian Psychedelic Survey (CPS), explores the interplay between music and 11 classical and non-classical psychedelic substances in predominantly non-clinical usage scenarios. This cross-sectional survey included 14 questi

SUBMITTER: Gloeckler SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11658380 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature