Publications by authors named "R R McAlpine"
Article Synopsis
- The study explores how people cope with difficult experiences during psychedelic use and how these strategies relate to emotional breakthroughs, using data from psilocybin retreat participants.
- Researchers developed the Responses to Challenging Psychedelic Experiences Inventory (ReCiPE) based on qualitative feedback and conducted an online survey to analyze response strategies.
- Findings revealed three main coping strategies—Acceptance and Reappraisal, Sensory Regulation and Physical Interaction, and Social Support and Disclosure—with the first two being linked to better emotional outcomes, while fear-related challenges hindered positive experiences.
Introduction: A growing body of literature is investigating the difficulties that some individuals encounter after psychedelic experiences. Existing research has explored the nature and predictors of these difficulties; however, a research gap exists in understanding how individuals endeavour to cope with such difficulties.
Methods: The current study collected data from an international cohort of 608 participants who reported experiencing difficulties that persisted for at least one day after a psychedelic experience.
Psychedelic substances induce profound alterations in consciousness. Careful preparation is therefore essential to limit adverse reactions, enhance therapeutic benefits, and maintain user safety. This paper describes the development of a self-directed, digital intervention for psychedelic preparation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPreparing participants for psychedelic experiences is crucial for ensuring these experiences are safe and, potentially beneficial. However, there is currently no validated measure to assess the extent to which participants are well-prepared for such experiences. Our study aimed to address this gap by developing, validating, and testing the Psychedelic Preparedness Scale (PPS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLong-term adverse experiences following psychedelic use can persist for weeks, months, or even years, and are relatively unexplored in psychedelic research. Our convergent mixed-method study gained quantitative and qualitative data from 608 participants who reported extended difficulties following psychedelic experiences. Data was gathered on the context of use, the nature and duration of the challenges they experienced (including a written description of these), plus a range of possible risk factors and perceived causes.
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