SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCES OF AYAHUASCA NAIVE USERS
Lucas Villar Magalhães da Cruz
February 5, 2025 DOI: 10.17771/pucrio.acad.69626 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study |
|---|---|
| Population | Ayahuasca-naïve individuals including those with depression and healthy controls, and ayahuasca users with varying levels of experience |
| Intervention | Ayahuasca |
| Topics | Ayahuasca |
| Keywords | Psychotherapist |
| Key findings | The study assessed subjective experiences of ayahuasca-naïve individuals and evaluated effects of prior ayahuasca experience on health outcomes, beliefs, and cognitive factors. |
Abstract
[pt] A ayahuasca é uma infusão psicoativa utilizada como enteógeno há séculos, com pesquisas recentes indicando seu potencial como um tratamento promissor para certos transtornos clínicos. Apesar do crescente corpo de literatura científica sobre seus efeitos, ainda há uma escassez de estudos que investiguem as experiências subjetivas de usuários ingênuos de ayahuasca. O primeiro estudo desta dissertação teve como objetivo avaliar as experiências subjetivas de indivíduos ingênuos, incluindo aqueles com depressão e controles saudáveis, após o consumo de ayahuasca. O segundo estudo avaliou os efeitos da experiência prévia com ayahuasca em desfechos de saúde, crenças e fatores cognitivos, comparando usuários ingênuos, de experiência baixa/moderada e alta, que consumiram ayahuasca em settings naturalísticos.
Comparable studies
Other observational and cohort studies on ayahuasca, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antidepressant effects of a single dose of ayahuasca in patients with recurrent depression: a preliminary report Patients with a depressive disorder | 2015 | Observational study | |
| The Psychedelic State Induced by Ayahuasca Modulates the Activity and Connectivity of the Default Mode Network Experienced subjects | 2015 | Observational cohort | n = 10 |
| Human Psychopharmacology of Hoasca, A Plant Hallucinogen Used in Ritual Context in Brazil Long-term members of a syncretic church that uses hoasca as a psychoactive sacrament... | 1996 | Observational cohort with matched controls | n = 30 |
| Ayahuasca-Assisted Therapy for Addiction: Results from a Preliminary Observational Study in Canada Rural aboriginal population | 2013 | Observational study | |
| Personality, Psychopathology, Life Attitudes and Neuropsychological Performance among Ritual Users of Ayahuasca: A Longitudinal Study Regular ayahuasca users and active controls in non-ayahuasca religions | 2012 | Observational cohort | n = 242 |