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Thinking Patterns Didn't Predict Psychedelic Therapy Results

Thinking Patterns Didn't Predict Psychedelic Therapy Results

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

In 192 adults, long-standing cognitive schemas did not predict responses to psilocybin- or LSD-assisted therapy.

In 192 adults, long-standing cognitive schemas did not predict responses to psilocybin- or LSD-assisted therapy.

The number

192 adults, including 74 treated patients

How solid is it?

Early human

Early human

Human – observational/survey

Human – observational/survey

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin; LSD

psilocybin; LSD

Sample size

192 adults (74 treated patients)

192 adults (74 treated patients)

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PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

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Schemas Don’t Steer Outcomes

Schemas Don’t Steer Outcomes

Long-standing cognitive patterns (early maladaptive schemas) did not meaningfully predict how people responded to psilocybin- or LSD-assisted therapy. In a cohort of 192 adults, including 74 treated patients, schema scores showed little connection to either the intensity of the acute psychedelic experience or later symptom improvements, and both psilocybin and LSD produced comparable therapeutic effects.

Long-standing cognitive patterns (early maladaptive schemas) did not meaningfully predict how people responded to psilocybin- or LSD-assisted therapy. In a cohort of 192 adults, including 74 treated patients, schema scores showed little connection to either the intensity of the acute psychedelic experience or later symptom improvements, and both psilocybin and LSD produced comparable therapeutic effects.

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