The potential of psilocybin use to enhance well-being in healthy individuals – A scoping review
Journal of Psychedelic Studies November 29, 2023 Lennart Wiepking, Eduard J. de Bruin, Alexandra Ghiţă 10 citations
A scoping review of psilocybin's effects on well-being in healthy individuals found that psilocybin use led to positive well-being-related outcomes for most participants. The facets of well-being positively affected were self-acceptance, positive relationships, and meaning or purpose in life. Ego-dissolution, unity, connectedness, and mystical-type experiences appear crucial for explaining these effects. Under conducive conditions, psilocybin may contribute to healthy functioning through broad and sustained improvements in well-being concepts. However, studies were heterogeneous in objectives, design, sample size, and dosage, so more definite conclusions require further rigorous and homogeneous research.