EXPLORING WHETHER CONTEXT AND ASPECTS OF THE PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE CAN PREDICT WELLBEING OUTCOMES
Abstract
This study aims to investigate how aspects of the psychedelic experience may influence psychological outcomes following a psychedelic session. There has been a recent surge in psychedelic research as emerging research suggests there may be therapeutic benefits of psychedelics when used in certain contexts (Muttoni et al., 2019). Research has proposed that the subjective quality of the psychedelic experience and the context in which the drug is taken can affect these beneficial outcomes (Aday et al., 2021). The majority of research focusing on aspects of the experience in this context have looked at the role of what are termed “mystical experiences”, which are feelings characterized by a loss of sense of self, feelings of connection, and positive emotions. Nevertheless, there are other as-yet overlooked aspects of the experience that may contribute to why people report subjective benefits from psychedelics. The present study is investigating whether context (Dosage, set, and setting) could influence the quality of the psychedelic experience and whether the quality of the experience could predict self-reported psychological outcomes. In our study, we use new measures that explore potentially new aspects of the psychedelic experience and looked at how these related to pre-existing measures of the psychedelic experience, as well as the psychological outcomes. The overall aim of the study is to better understand what aspects of the experience lead to both positive and negative effects of psychedelic use.
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