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Articles

Sub-Acute Effects of Psilocybin on Empathy, Creative Thinking, and Subjective Well-Being

, M.Sc., Ph.D. ORCID Icon, , Ph.D., , M.Sc., Ph.D. & , Ph.D. ORCID Icon
Pages 123-134 | Received 23 Oct 2018, Accepted 18 Jan 2019, Published online: 26 Feb 2019

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Figure 1. Mean (±SE) outcome variables of divergent and convergent thinking, measured before, the morning after, and seven days after psilocybin ingestion. Panels A to C depict outcome variables of divergent thinking; (a) fluency; (b) originality; (c) ratio; panel (d) depicts the outcome variable of convergent thinking (*p < .05).

Figure 1. Mean (±SE) outcome variables of divergent and convergent thinking, measured before, the morning after, and seven days after psilocybin ingestion. Panels A to C depict outcome variables of divergent thinking; (a) fluency; (b) originality; (c) ratio; panel (d) depicts the outcome variable of convergent thinking (*p < .05).

Figure 2. Mean (±SE) outcome variables of implicit emotional empathy (a), explicit emotional empathy (b), and cognitive empathy (c; total (d)), measured before, the morning after, and seven days after psilocybin ingestion (*p < .05).

Figure 2. Mean (±SE) outcome variables of implicit emotional empathy (a), explicit emotional empathy (b), and cognitive empathy (c; total (d)), measured before, the morning after, and seven days after psilocybin ingestion (*p < .05).

Figure 3. Panel A depicts the total group mean (±SE) ratings of satisfaction with life measured before, the morning after, and seven days after psilocybin ingestion. In panel B, a second analysis was performed to assess differences in satisfaction with life between those who had previous experience with psilocybin (experienced) and those who had not (naïve). Mean (±SE) ratings per group are shown (*p < .05).

Figure 3. Panel A depicts the total group mean (±SE) ratings of satisfaction with life measured before, the morning after, and seven days after psilocybin ingestion. In panel B, a second analysis was performed to assess differences in satisfaction with life between those who had previous experience with psilocybin (experienced) and those who had not (naïve). Mean (±SE) ratings per group are shown (*p < .05).

Figure 4. Mean (±SE) of visual analogue scale item scores on a 10 cm scale. Scores are retrospective of the psilocybin experience.

Figure 4. Mean (±SE) of visual analogue scale item scores on a 10 cm scale. Scores are retrospective of the psilocybin experience.