Examining the Therapeutic Effect of Ceremonial Ayahuasca on Narcissistic Personality and Antagonistic Externalizing in Adults.
Journal of personality disorders April 1, 2023 Brandon Weiss, Chelsea Sleep, Joshua D Miller et al. 15 citations
After ceremonial use of ayahuasca, self-reported decreases in entitlement-exploitativeness and increases in leadership authority were observed among 314 adults, along with decreases in a proxy measure of narcissistic personality disorder. However, effect sizes were small, results varied across measures, and informants reported no significant changes. The findings offer modest support for adaptive change in narcissistic antagonism up to three months after the ceremonies, but meaningful changes in narcissism were not seen. More research is needed to evaluate psychedelic-assisted therapy for narcissistic traits, especially in individuals with higher antagonism and using antagonism-focused approaches.