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Lia Naor

2 papers in the library · 7 citations · publishing 2020-2025

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Peri-traumatic consumption of classic psychedelics is associated with lower anxiety and post-traumatic responses 3 weeks after exposure.

Journal of Psychopharmacology April 21, 2025 Einat Karp Barnir, Zohar Rubinstein, Rany Abend et al. 7 citations

Emerging evidence indicates the therapeutic potential of psychedelic compounds for post-traumatic stress, yet the mechanisms mediating their effects remain unclear. Delineating the effect of psychedelics on traumatic memory formation could shed light on target therapeutic mechanisms. Here, we report on 343 adult survivors of a single, large-scale terrorist attack taking place during a festival...

How Personal Transformation Occurs Following a Single Peak Experience in Nature: A Phenomenological Account

Journal of Humanistic Psychology November 1, 2020 Lia Naor, Ofra Mayseless

This study focuses on a particular form of positive transformation taking place in the wilderness, defined here as peak transformative experience. A large number of studies have been conducted on the negative transformative effect of a single traumatic event, while very little research has focused on positive transformational events. We addressed this lacuna by studying a unique case of quick...