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Extended difficulties following the use of psychedelic drugs
A recently published study by Evans et al. (2023) has investigated long-term psychological distress following the use of psychedelic drugs. Long-term adverse experiences following psychedelic use can persist for weeks, months, or even years, and are relatively unexplored in psychedelic research. This mixed-method study which included data from 608 participants reports that most common forms of extended difficulty were feelings of anxiety and fear, existential struggle, social disconnection,...
First clinical trial results on psilocybin for anorexia nervosa
Earlier this week, the first-ever clinical trial results of a study investigating the effects of psilocybin on females with anorexia nervosa (AN) were published in Nature Medicine. It concerns a phase I open-label feasibility study (N=10) which investigated the effects of a single dose of psilocybin (25mg) on adult female participants diagnosed with AN or in partial remission. Results showed that psilocybin therapy was well-tolerated, and adverse events were mild and transient. Participants...
LSD couples study at Maastricht University
The University of Maastricht has started a study regarding the effects of LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) on brain activity and social behavior. For this study, they are looking for healthy...
Watch now: Dr. Daan Oostveen – Psychedelic Humanities
Watch the recording of our lecture by Dr. Daan Oostveen on psychedelic humanities. The video is now available on the APRA YouTube channel. Be sure to check out our previous videos and subscribe to...
Apply now for a psilocybin neuroimaging study in Amsterdam!
A study by APRA founder Marco Aqil at the Spinoza Center for Neuroimaging is investigating the effects of psilocybin on visual processing with a 7-Tesla fMRI scanner. This is the first-ever...
LSD couples study at Maastricht University
The University of Maastricht has started a study regarding the effects of LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) on brain activity and social behavior. For this study, they are looking for healthy...
Watch now: Dr. Daan Oostveen – Psychedelic Humanities
Watch the recording of our lecture by Dr. Daan Oostveen on psychedelic humanities. The video is now available on the APRA YouTube channel. Be sure to check out our previous videos and subscribe to...
Apply now for a psilocybin neuroimaging study in Amsterdam!
A study by APRA founder Marco Aqil at the Spinoza Center for Neuroimaging is investigating the effects of psilocybin on visual processing with a 7-Tesla fMRI scanner. This is the first-ever...
Do you self-experiment with psychedelics? Participate in this study
Self-experimentation with psychedelics is a contentious topic. The PRSM lab at Leiden University is conducting a study on self-experimentation with psychedelics among psychedelic researchers,...
Do you self-experiment with psychedelics? Participate in this study
Self-experimentation with psychedelics is a contentious topic. The PRSM lab at Leiden University is conducting a study on self-experimentation with psychedelics among psychedelic researchers,...
The Market of Non-Hallucinogenic Psychedelics
Patentable molecules for the sober mind. In recent years, psychedelic science has regained relevance in the field of psychiatric treatments with a radical idea. Research is showing that altered...
Dangers for the Psychedelic Renaissance
Opinion piece A recent viewpoint paper from the Griffiths Lab delivers a cautionary note on some trends which, according to the authors, might jeopardise the ongoing development of the...
Considerations on Esketamine for Depression
Research, potential, and limitations Back in 1956, ketamine was originally derived from phencyclidine as a shorter acting analogue with less delirious side effects. Li, L., & Vlisides, P....
Discussing Tolerance with Dr. Tobias Buchborn
Tobias Buchborn (PhD) studied Psychology at the OvG University, Magdeburg Germany, and within his Diploma thesis investigated the antidepressant-like properties of repeated LSD administration in an...
On the Language of the Psychedelic Renaissance
Food for thought: an in-depth discourse analysis of the different types of language used in popular media to describe the “psychedelic renaissance” (thesis by C. J. Büche, in the link), and some...
Interview with Dr. Rudolf Faust
“How long will this last, this delicious feeling of being alive, of having penetrated the veil which hides beauty and the wonders of celestial vistas? It doesn’t matter, as there can be nothing but...
The “Acid Casualty” Myth
A quick look into the myths of the dangers of psychedelic use Findings of large-scale studies suggest that at the population level, the harms of classical psychedelics have been largely overstated:...
From Molecules to Consciousness
“It does not seem to be an exaggeration to say that psychedelics, used responsibly and with proper caution, would be for psychiatry what the microscope is for biology and medicine or the telescope...
How Can Psychedelic Substances Facilitate Research into and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders?
Researchers in biological psychiatry are currently progressing within a ‘third wave’ of discussions, as described by Henrik Walter Walter, H. (2013). The third wave of biological...
The Market of Non-Hallucinogenic Psychedelics
Patentable molecules for the sober mind. In recent years, psychedelic science has regained relevance in the field of psychiatric treatments with a radical idea. Research is showing that altered...
Dangers for the Psychedelic Renaissance
Opinion piece A recent viewpoint paper from the Griffiths Lab delivers a cautionary note on some trends which, according to the authors, might jeopardise the ongoing development of the...
Considerations on Esketamine for Depression
Research, potential, and limitations Back in 1956, ketamine was originally derived from phencyclidine as a shorter acting analogue with less delirious side effects. Li, L., & Vlisides, P....
Discussing Tolerance with Dr. Tobias Buchborn
Tobias Buchborn (PhD) studied Psychology at the OvG University, Magdeburg Germany, and within his Diploma thesis investigated the antidepressant-like properties of repeated LSD administration in an...
On the Language of the Psychedelic Renaissance
Food for thought: an in-depth discourse analysis of the different types of language used in popular media to describe the “psychedelic renaissance” (thesis by C. J. Büche, in the link), and some...
Interview with Dr. Rudolf Faust
“How long will this last, this delicious feeling of being alive, of having penetrated the veil which hides beauty and the wonders of celestial vistas? It doesn’t matter, as there can be nothing but...
The “Acid Casualty” Myth
A quick look into the myths of the dangers of psychedelic use Findings of large-scale studies suggest that at the population level, the harms of classical psychedelics have been largely overstated:...
From Molecules to Consciousness
“It does not seem to be an exaggeration to say that psychedelics, used responsibly and with proper caution, would be for psychiatry what the microscope is for biology and medicine or the telescope...
How Can Psychedelic Substances Facilitate Research into and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders?
Researchers in biological psychiatry are currently progressing within a ‘third wave’ of discussions, as described by Henrik Walter Walter, H. (2013). The third wave of biological...