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Ayahuasca-induced personal death experiences: prevalence, characteristics, and impact on attitudes toward death, life, and the environment

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    Identificador: imarina:9334902
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    David, J
    Bouso, JC
    Kohek, M
    Ona, G
    Tadmor, N
    Arnon, T
    Dor-Ziderman, Y
    Berkovich-Ohana, A
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    Autor segons l'article: David, J; Bouso, JC; Kohek, M; Ona, G; Tadmor, N; Arnon, T; Dor-Ziderman, Y; Berkovich-Ohana, A
    Departament: Psicologia
    Autor/s de la URV: Kohek /, Maja / Oña Esteve, Genís
    Paraules clau: Threatening cancer Self Scale Psychedelics Psilocybin Posttraumatic stress Life fulfillment Environmental concern Depression Death Coping Beliefs Ayahuasca Anxiety After-death
    Resum: IntroductionDespite an emerging understanding regarding the pivotal mechanistic role of subjective experiences that unfold during acute psychedelic states, very little has been done in the direction of better characterizing such experiences and determining their long-term impact. The present paper utilizes two cross-sectional studies for spotlighting - for the first time in the literature - the characteristics and outcomes of self-reported past experiences related to one's subjective sense of death during ayahuasca ceremonies, termed here Ayahuasca-induced Personal Death (APD) experiences.MethodsStudy 1 (n = 54) reports the prevalence, demographics, intensity, and impact of APDs on attitudes toward death, explores whether APDs are related with psychopathology, and reveals their impact on environmental concerns. Study 2 is a larger study (n = 306) aiming at generalizing the basic study 1 results regarding APD experience, and in addition, examining whether APDs is associated with self-reported coping strategies and values in life.ResultsOur results indicate that APDs occur to more than half of those participating in ayahuasca ceremonies, typically manifest as strong and transformative experiences, and are associated with an increased sense of transcending death (study 1), as well as the certainty in the continuation of consciousness after death (study 2). No associations were found between having undergone APD experiences and participants' demographics, personality type, and psychopathology. However, APDs were associated with increased self-reported environmental concern (study 1). These experiences also impact life in profound ways. APDs were found to be associated with increases in one's self-reported ability to cope with distress-causing life problems and the sense of fulfillment in life (study 2).DiscussionThe study's findings highlight the prevalence, safety and potency of death experiences that occur during ayahuasca ceremonies, marking them as possible mechanisms for psychedelics' long-term salutatory effects in non-clinical populations. Thus, the present results join other efforts of tracking and characterizing the profound subjective experiences that occur during acute psychedelic states.
    Àrees temàtiques: Psychiatry and mental health Psychiatry Psicología Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar Ensino Engenharias iv Educação física Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Astronomia / física Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
    Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: genis.ona@urv.cat genis.ona@urv.cat
    Data d'alta del registre: 2024-08-03
    Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Enllaç font original: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1287961/full
    URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referència a l'article segons font original: Frontiers In Psychiatry. 14
    Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: David, J; Bouso, JC; Kohek, M; Ona, G; Tadmor, N; Arnon, T; Dor-Ziderman, Y; Berkovich-Ohana, A (2023). Ayahuasca-induced personal death experiences: prevalence, characteristics, and impact on attitudes toward death, life, and the environment. Frontiers In Psychiatry, 14(), -. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1287961
    DOI de l'article: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1287961
    Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Any de publicació de la revista: 2023
    Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications
  • Paraules clau:

    Psychiatry,Psychiatry and Mental Health
    Threatening cancer
    Self
    Scale
    Psychedelics
    Psilocybin
    Posttraumatic stress
    Life fulfillment
    Environmental concern
    Depression
    Death
    Coping
    Beliefs
    Ayahuasca
    Anxiety
    After-death
    Psychiatry and mental health
    Psychiatry
    Psicología
    Medicina ii
    Medicina i
    Interdisciplinar
    Ensino
    Engenharias iv
    Educação física
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciências ambientais
    Astronomia / física
    Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
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