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Moving Past Mysticism in Psychedelic Science

ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science
DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.1c00097
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Abstract

The mysticism framework is used to describe psychedelic experiences and explain the effects of psychedelic therapies. We discuss risks and difficulties stemming from the scientific use of a framework associated with supernatural or nonempirical belief systems and encourage researchers to mitigate these risks with a demystified model of the psychedelic state.

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Sanders, J. W., & Zijlmans, J. (2021, June 11). Moving Past Mysticism in Psychedelic Science. ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science. American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsptsci.1c00097

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