Embedding existential psychology within psychedelic science: reduced death anxiety as a mediator of the therapeutic effects of psychedelics
Psychopharmacology November 29, 2019 Sam G. Moreton, Luke Szalla, Rachel E. Menzies et al. 77 citations
A novel hypothesis proposes that reduced death anxiety may be a key mechanism underlying the therapeutic effects of psychedelics. Integrating research on psychedelics with existential psychology, the authors review how psychedelics might diminish death anxiety and suggest that recognizing the role of death anxiety in psychopathology could guide future research into psychedelic therapies.