Psilocybin occasioned mystical‐type experiences
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Factor Analysis of the Mystical Experience Questionnaire: A Study of Experiences Occasioned by the Hallucinogen Psilocybin.
A large body of historical evidence describes the use of hallucinogenic compounds, such as psilocybin mushrooms, for religious purposes. But few scientific studies have attempted to measure or characterize hallucinogen-occasioned spiritual experiences. The present study examined the factor structure of the Mystical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ), a self-report measure that has been used to asse...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0885-6222,1099-1077
DOI: 10.1002/hup.2742