A majority of Swedish psychedelic users rank their experience among the most meaningful events of their lives: 58% placed it among the top 5 most meaningful, and 85% among the top 10. Most participants (94%) reported positive life improvements, and factors like a personal growth motive and supportive social networks were linked to better well-being. The findings align with previous international research, though the study's self-selected sample, self-reported measures, and cross-sectional design limit generalizability.
In a national Swedish sample, people who have used psychedelics at least once report lower depression scores (effect size d = -0.29) but substantially more drug use (d = 1.27) compared to matched non-users. The largest personality difference is openness to experience (d = 1.72), and the lower depression in users is partly explained by lower neuroticism. The findings suggest that personality traits, especially neuroticism and openness, help account for both the mental health differences and the higher drug use seen in psychedelic users.