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. 2021 May 4;4(3):1253-1255.
doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.1c00097. eCollection 2021 Jun 11.

Moving Past Mysticism in Psychedelic Science

James W Sanders  1 , Josjan Zijlmans  2
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Moving Past Mysticism in Psychedelic Science

James W Sanders et al. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci. .

Abstract

The mysticism framework is used to describe psychedelic experiences and explain the effects of psychedelic therapies. We discuss risks and difficulties stemming from the scientific use of a framework associated with supernatural or nonempirical belief systems and encourage researchers to mitigate these risks with a demystified model of the psychedelic state.

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The authors declare no competing financial interest.

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