Elias Acevedo

Feb 10, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Elias Acevedo |Scott Uhler |Kaitlyn White

ABSTRACTInterest in psychedelics and their possible therapeutic potential has been growing. Metaphysical belief theory asserts that these benefits stem from the adoption of comforting supernatural beliefs following a mystical experience. By contrast, predictive self-binding theory suggests that the beneficial outcomes of psychedelics are primarily driven by psychological insights. The present study tests these competing models of psychedelic benefits.