Psychedelics and Health Behaviors - Overview of Research Program
Tuesday, 22 February 2022 22:08

Context, Social Dynamics & Lived Experience

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Context, Social Dynamics & Lived Experience

Understanding how and why change happens

  • Ceremonial, digital, and group contexts
  • Relational and shared experiences
  • Practitioner perspectives and facilitation
  • Subjective experiences (e.g., mystical-type experiences)

Advancing Methods for Real-World Psychedelic Research

Understanding how to study these phenomena rigorously

  • Development of naturalistic research methodologies
  • Systematic and scoping reviews of real-world studies
  • Validation of measurement tools
  • Integration of quantitative and qualitative approaches
Monday, 19 December 2016 11:05

Psychedelics as Catalysts for Health Behavior Change

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Psychedelics as Catalysts for Health Behavior Change

Understanding what changes and for whom

  • Health behavior change across domains (e.g., substance use, diet, lifestyle, functioning)
  • Comparisons with general population health markers
  • Microdosing as a distinct pathway for change
  • Qualitative and longitudinal evidence of change processes