| Title |
Psychedelics and Mental Health: A Population Study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, August 2013
|
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0063972 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Teri S. Krebs, Pål-Ørjan Johansen |
| Abstract |
The classical serotonergic psychedelics LSD, psilocybin, mescaline are not known to cause brain damage and are regarded as non-addictive. Clinical studies do not suggest that psychedelics cause long-term mental health problems. Psychedelics have been used in the Americas for thousands of years. Over 30 million people currently living in the US have used LSD, psilocybin, or mescaline. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 462 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 86 | 19% |
| United Kingdom | 32 | 7% |
| Canada | 19 | 4% |
| France | 9 | 2% |
| Spain | 9 | 2% |
| Italy | 7 | 2% |
| Germany | 6 | 1% |
| Finland | 5 | 1% |
| Mexico | 5 | 1% |
| Other | 48 | 10% |
| Unknown | 236 | 51% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 398 | 86% |
| Scientists | 35 | 8% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 15 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 13 | 3% |
| Unknown | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 832 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | <1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| Finland | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 3 | <1% |
| Unknown | 810 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 181 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 127 | 15% |
| Researcher | 87 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 69 | 8% |
| Other | 42 | 5% |
| Other | 123 | 15% |
| Unknown | 203 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 180 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 135 | 16% |
| Neuroscience | 68 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 49 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 30 | 4% |
| Other | 149 | 18% |
| Unknown | 221 | 27% |