There are pros and cons to different types of study design. Your post mischaracterizes the study and my comments about it. I encourage you to read the study more closely. Also there is a difference between how some people *can* use something and how the general population does.

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Psychedelics might gently reorient the compass of meaning, but they don’t build or destroy temples. Their impact on spirituality is personal, evolving, and never guaranteed.

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We highlight the context-dependence of psychedelics and their effects and relating them to secularization-related trends. While mystical experiences are widely reported, long-term shifts may be more subtle — and shaped by existing beliefs and life context.

1) In 2 birth cohorts from the UK (N>22k), we compared the frequency of religious changes (vs. stability in affiliation) among users vs. non-users.
2) In a prospective study (N=9,732), we compared users vs. non-users on changes in sense of religiosity and spirituality.

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The first webinar in our series, entitled: Psychedelics: Past, Present and Future, is slated for 4/23/24 at 4 PM PST. Here is the link to register: div12.org/live-webinars/ Participants will receive 1 FREE CE hour for attendance.

The program includes a series of webinars eligible for FREE Continuing Education credits, a survey to assess psychologists’ perspectives on PAT, and a basic toolkit to support practitioners and their clients.

I am representing Div. 36 on psych of religion/spirituality with colleagues from Divs. 56 (trauma), @scpdiv12.bsky.social, 29 (psychotherapy), 30 (hypnosis), 32 (humanistic psych).

The goal: To increase education and collaboration around psychedelic-assisted therapy across the field of psychology.