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Microdosing psychedelics: personality, mental health, and creativity differences in microdosers

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Anderson, Thomas, Petranker, Rotem, Rosenbaum, Daniel, Weissman, Cory R., Dinh-Williams, Le-Anh, Hui, Katrina, Hapke, Emma, Farb, Norman A. S.·2019·Psychopharmacology
DOI 10.1007/s00213-018-5106-2
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Rationale Microdosing psychedelics-the regular consumption of small amounts of psychedelic substances such as LSD or psilocybin-is a growing trend in popular culture. Recent studies on full-dose psychedelic psychotherapy reveal promising benefits for mental well-being, especially for depression and end-of-life anxiety. While full-dose therapies include perception-distorting properties, microdosing mayprovide complementary clinical benefits using lower-risk, non-hallucinogenic doses.Objectives This pre-registered study aimed to investigate whether microdosing psychedelics is related to differences in personality, mental health, and creativity.Methods In this observational study, respondents recruited from online forums self-reported their microdosing behaviors and completed questionnaires concerning dysfunctional attitudes, wisdom, negative emotionality, open-mindedness, and mood. Respondents also performed the Unusual Uses Task to assess their creativity.Results Current and former microdosers scored lower on measures of dysfunctional attitudes (p < 0.001, r = - 0.92) and negative emotionality (p = 0.009, r = - 0.85) and higher on wisdom (p < 0.001, r = 0.88), openmindedness(p = 0.027, r = 0.67), and creativity (p < 0.001, r = 0.15) when compared to non-microdosing controls.Conclusions These findings provide promising initial evidence that warrants controlled experimental research to directly test safety and clinical efficacy. As microdoses are easier to administer than full-doses, this new paradigm has the exciting potential to shape future psychedelic research.

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Authors
Anderson, T., Petranker, R., Rosenbaum, D., Weissman, C. R., Dinh-Williams, L.-A., Hui, K., Hapke, E., & Farb, N. A. S.
Affiliations
  • University of Toronto (CA)
  • York University (CA)
  • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
Corresponding author
  • Anderson, Thomas
  • Petranker, Rotem
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Venue
Psychopharmacology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2019-01-02
Volume
236
Issue
2
Pages
731-740
ISSN
  • 0033-3158 (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-2072
DOI
10.1007/s00213-018-5106-2
OpenAlex
W2907379922
Cited by
174
References
39
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 18
FWCI
26.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Psychopharmacology (publishedVersion)
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  • PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
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  • OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychedelics and Drug Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Keywords
microdosing, psychedelics, LSD, psilocybin, personality, mental health, creativity, dysfunctional attitudes, negative affectivity, wisdom, open-mindedness, mood
MeSH terms
Adult, Anxiety, Creativity, Depression, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Emotions, Female, Hallucinogens, Humans, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, Male, Mental Health, Perception, Personality, Psilocybin, Surveys and Questionnaires

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