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Review Article

Acute Subjective Effects of Psychedelics within and Beyond WEIRD Contexts

, M.A.ORCID Icon, , Ph.D., , Ph.D. & , Ph.D.
Pages 558-569 | Received 20 May 2023, Accepted 15 Aug 2023, Published online: 07 Sep 2023

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