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Death Studies

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Investigating the relationship between changes in metaphysical beliefs and death anxiety following a significant psychedelic experience

This exploratory study (n=155) investigates the relationship between changes in metaphysical beliefs and death anxiety following a significant psychedelic experience. It finds a significant overall reduction in death anxiety, with improvements correlated positively with increased belief in panpsychism, while no other metaphysical beliefs showed a correlation.

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Death Studies
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Moreton, S. G., Barr, N., Giese, K. J.
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Reduced death anxiety as a mediator of the relationship between acute subjective effects of psychedelics and improved subjective well-being

This survey study (n=201) finds that reductions in death anxiety mediated the effects of the (acute) mystical experience on life satisfaction. Death anxiety did not mediate any of the effects of psychological insight.

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Death Studies
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Moreton, S. G., Arena, A. F., Foy, Y., Menzies, R. E.

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United States
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