Two months on, volunteers still called it deeply meaningful
What they did
Healthy adults with no prior psychedelic use received a high dose of psilocybin and an active comparator, methylphenidate, in separate supervised eight hour sessions, then were followed up two months later.
What they found
Volunteers rated the psilocybin session as carrying substantial personal meaning and spiritual significance, and reported sustained positive changes in attitude and behaviour that were corroborated by community observers who knew them.
Worth knowing
Participants were recruited for regular spiritual practice, which shapes both what they were looking for and how they interpreted it. Personal meaning is a real outcome but not a clinical one.
Griffiths et al. Psilocybin can occasion mystical-type experiences having substantial and sustained personal meaning and spiritual significance. Psychopharmacology, 2006.
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