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ReviewPCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences2023

Ayahuasca: A review of historical, pharmacological, and therapeutic aspects.

Simon G D Ruffell, Max Crosland-Wood, Rob Palmer, Nige Netzband, WaiFung Tsang, Brandon Weiss, Sam Gandy, Tessa Cowley-Court, Andreas Halman, Diana McHerron and 6 more

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In one paragraph

Review in PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Trip killers: Addressing a critical knowledge gap in psychedelic research.Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2026
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  7. Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: Potential Benefits and Challenges in Mental Health Treatment.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025
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  9. The Induction of Dissociative States: A Meta-Analysis.Biological psychiatry global open science · 2025
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  10. Exploring Psychedelics for Unmet Needs in Women's Reproductive Health.Psychedelic medicine (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2025
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  17. Ayahuasca: A review of historical, pharmacological, and therapeutic aspects.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Simon G D RuffellOnaya Science Iquitos Peru.
Max Crosland-WoodOnaya Science Iquitos Peru.
Rob PalmerOnaya Science Iquitos Peru.
Nige NetzbandOnaya Science Iquitos Peru.
WaiFung TsangOnaya Science Iquitos Peru.
Brandon WeissOnaya Science Iquitos Peru.
Sam GandyOnaya Science Iquitos Peru.
Tessa Cowley-CourtPsychae Institute Melbourne Victoria Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5060-365X
Andreas HalmanSchool of Population and Global Health University of Melbourne Melbourne Australia.
Diana McHerronPsychae Institute Melbourne Victoria Australia.
Angelina JongInstitute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience South London and The Maudsley NHS Trust London UK.
Tom KennedyPsychae Institute Melbourne Victoria Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4621-5974
Eleanor WhitePsychae Institute Melbourne Victoria Australia.
Daniel PerkinsPsychae Institute Melbourne Victoria Australia.
Devin B TerhunePsychology and Psychotherapy department Central and North West London NHS Trust London UK.
Jerome SarrisPsychae Institute Melbourne Victoria Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8250-4426

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ayahuasca is a psychedelic plant brew originating from the Amazon rainforest. It is formed from two basic components, the

Indexed as

ayahuascaceremonyDMTharmala alkaloidspsychedelic

Identifiers

PMID38868739
PMCPMC11114307

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