Does the Perception of Risk Associated with Psychedelics Use Differ in Physicians According to Their Belief of Effectiveness?
Journal of psychoactive drugs November 4, 2024 A Bezo, B Roméo, Y Le Strat et al. 1 citation
Physicians in France perceive the use of psychedelics as carrying notable risks. In a survey of 407 clinicians, average ratings on 1–5 Likert scales were 3.05 for general risk, 2.68 for self-harm risk, 2.47 for aggression risk, 2.71 for addictive risk, 2.76 for psychiatric disorder risk, and 2.11 for somatic disorder risk. Younger physicians were more likely to see therapeutic potential, while general practitioners were less likely than specialists to consider psychedelics a treatment. Clinicians who viewed psychedelics as having therapeutic potential associated them with lower risks.