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Nicole Amada

4 papers in the library · 240 citations · publishing 2019-2022

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Self-Actualization and the Integration of Psychedelic Experience: The Mediating Role of Perceived Benefits to Narrative Self-Functioning

Journal of Humanistic Psychology June 4, 2022 Nicole Amada, Jacob Shane

There is a growing need in the field of psychedelic science for a unifying perspective of overall well-being to join seemingly disparate findings across clinical and non-clinical populations, and account for the unique role of post-psychedelic integration for promoting benefits. According to the eudaimonic perspective of well-being, the stories we create about who we are (self-insight) and who...

Perceived outcomes of psychedelic microdosing as self-managed therapies for mental and substance use disorders.

Psychopharmacology May 1, 2020 Toby Lea, Nicole Amada, Henrik Jungaberle et al.

The regular consumption of very small doses of psychedelic drugs (known as microdosing) has been a source of growing media and community attention in recent years. However, there is currently limited clinical and social research evidence on the potential role of microdosing as therapies for mental and substance use disorders. This paper examined subjective experiences of microdosing...

Microdosing psychedelics: Motivations, subjective effects and harm reduction

International Journal of Drug Policy November 25, 2019 Toby Lea, Nicole Amada, Henrik Jungaberle et al. 119 citations

BackgroundIn recent years there has been growing media attention on microdosing psychedelics (e.g., LSD, psilocybin). This refers to people routinely taking small doses of psychedelic substances to improve mental health and wellbeing, or to enhance cognitive performance. Research evidence is currently limited. This paper examines microdosing motivations, dosing practices, perceived short-term...

Psychedelic Microdosing: A Subreddit Analysis

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs October 24, 2019 Toby Lea, Nicole Amada, Henrik Jungaberle 121 citations

Self-administration of very low doses of psychedelic drugs to improve mental health and wellbeing and enhance cognitive function, known as microdosing, has received recent media attention, but little research has been conducted. We conducted a content analysis of discussions about microdosing from the online forum Reddit. We examined motivations, dosing practices, and perceived benefits and...