Persisting Effects of Ayahuasca on Empathy, Creative Thinking, Decentering, Personality, and Well-Being

• Main Authors: Maggie K. Kiraga (Author), Natasha L. Mason (Author), Malin V. Uthaug (Author), Kim I.M. van Oorsouw (Author), Stefan W. Toennes (Author), Johannes G. Ramaekers (Author), Kim P. C. Kuypers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Naturalistic and placebo-controlled studies have suggested that ayahuasca, a traditional Amazonian beverage, could be helpful in the treatment of psychopathologies like depression and anxiety disorders by changing otherwise disturbed cognitive and emotional processes. To better understan...