In adults with alcohol use disorder, watching a nature-themed video during psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy increased nature relatedness (a subjective sense of connection to nature) more than a standard body-scan condition. Nature relatedness rose significantly in the nature-video group (median increase of 0.33 on the NR-6 scale) but not in the standard-setting group. Social connectedness did not change significantly in either group. The findings suggest that a brief nature-themed video may enhance one form of connectedness in psychedelic-assisted therapy, though the study was small and further research is needed.
People who experienced more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) showed greater improvements in mental well-being, reductions in experiential avoidance, and lower trait anxiety after participating in psychedelic ceremonies compared to those with fewer ACEs. Higher ACE scores were also linked to stronger emotional breakthrough and mystical experiences during the psychedelic session. Among individuals with four or more ACEs, those who reported stronger mystical or emotional breakthrough experiences had better well-being at two and four weeks afterward, and mystical experiences were linked to less experiential avoidance while emotional breakthrough was linked to less anxiety at four weeks. However, the acute experiences did not significantly change how ACEs affected mental health outcomes overall.