Ayahuasca’s ‘afterglow’: improved mindfulness and cognitive flexibility in ayahuasca drinkers
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Murphy-Beiner, A. and Soar, K. 2020. Ayahuasca’s ‘afterglow’: improved mindfulness and cognitive flexibility in ayahuasca drinkers. Psychopharmacology. 237, p. 1161–1169. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-019-05445-3
Authors | Murphy-Beiner, A. and Soar, K. |
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Abstract | Rationale: There is a growing body of evidence demonstrating the therapeutic potential of ayahuasca for treating depression and anxiety. However, the mechanisms of action involved in ayahuasca’s therapeutic effects are unclear. Mindfulness and cognitive flexibility may be two possible psychological mechanisms. Like other classic psychedelics, ayahuasca also leads to an 'afterglow' effect of improved subjective wellbeing that persists after the acute effects have subsided. This period may offer a window of increased therapeutic potential. |
Keywords | ayahuasca; psychedelics; mindfulness; cognitive flexibility; psychological flexibility; psychological Mechanisms |
Journal | Psychopharmacology |
Journal citation | 237, p. 1161–1169 |
ISSN | 0033-3158 |
Year | 2020 |
Publisher | Springer |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Anyone |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-019-05445-3 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-019-05445-3 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 11 Jan 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 27 Dec 2019 |
Deposited | 15 Jan 2020 |
Copyright holder | © 2020, Springer Nature |
Copyright information | This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Psychopharmacology. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00213-019-05445-3. |
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