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Dr Taylor Lyons

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences

Honorary Research Associate
 
 
 
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@article{Peill:2022:10.1177/02698811211066709,
author = {Peill, JM and Trinci, KE and Kettner, H and Mertens, LJ and Roseman, L and Timmermann, C and Rosas, FE and Lyons, T and Carhart-Harris, RL},
doi = {10.1177/02698811211066709},
journal = {Journal of Psychopharmacology},
pages = {31--45},
title = {Validation of the psychological insight scale: a new scale to assess psychological insight following a psychedelic experience},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02698811211066709},
volume = {36},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Introduction:As their name suggests, ‘psychedelic’ (mind-revealing) compounds are thought to catalyse processes of psychological insight; however, few satisfactory scales exist to sample this. This study sought to develop a new scale to measure psychological insight after a psychedelic experience: the Psychological Insight Scale (PIS).Methods:The PIS is a six- to seven-item questionnaire that enquires about psychological insight after a psychedelic experience (PIS-6) and accompanied behavioural changes (PIS item 7). In total, 886 participants took part in a study in which the PIS and other questionnaires were completed in a prospective fashion in relation to a planned psychedelic experience. For validation purposes, data from 279 participants were analysed from a non-specific ‘global psychedelic survey’ study.Results:Principal components analysis of PIS scores revealed a principal component explaining 73.57% of the variance, which displayed high internal consistency at multiple timepoints throughout the study (average Cronbach’s α = 0.94). Criterion validity was confirmed using the global psychedelic survey study, and convergent validity was confirmed via the Therapeutic-Realizations Scale. Furthermore, PIS scores significantly mediated the relationship between emotional breakthrough and long-term well-being.Conclusion:The PIS is complementary to current subjective measures used in psychedelic studies, most of which are completed in relation to the acute experience. Insight – as measured by the PIS – was found to be a key mediator of long-term psychological outcomes following a psychedelic experience. Future research may investigate how insight varies throughout a psychedelic process, its underlying neurobiology and how it impacts behaviour and mental health.
AU  - Peill,JM
AU  - Trinci,KE
AU  - Kettner,H
AU  - Mertens,LJ
AU  - Roseman,L
AU  - Timmermann,C
AU  - Rosas,FE
AU  - Lyons,T
AU  - Carhart-Harris,RL
DO  - 10.1177/02698811211066709
EP  - 45
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 0269-8811
SP  - 31
TI  - Validation of the psychological insight scale: a new scale to assess psychological insight following a psychedelic experience
T2  - Journal of Psychopharmacology
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02698811211066709
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000745729600001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02698811211066709
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/96543
VL  - 36
ER  -
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