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Trial reportJournal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)2026

Effects of psilocybin on personality, psychiatric symptoms, and values: Exploring mediating effects of the acute psychedelic experience.

Jess Kerr-Gaffney, Samuel Myrtle, Famia Askari, Catherine Bird, Nadav Liam Modlin, Allan H Young, James Rucker

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Jess Kerr-GaffneyDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5834-8307
Samuel MyrtleSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK.
Famia AskariDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, UK.
Catherine BirdDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, UK.
Nadav Liam ModlinDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, UK.
Allan H YoungDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, UK.
James RuckerDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4647-8088

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChanges in well-being, personality, and personal values have been documented post-psilocybin; however, evidence from placebo-controlled trials is limited.

aimsTo examine the effects of psilocybin versus placebo on psychiatric symptoms, personality, and personal values in healthy participants. Potential mediators were also explored.

methodsThis secondary analysis used data from a phase I, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial testing a single dose of 10 mg (

resultsNo between-group differences were found on the NEO-FFI, SCL-90, or IED. Both psilocybin groups showed greater LCI absolute change scores at both follow-up points compared to placebo. The 5D-ASC oceanic boundlessness subscale partially mediated these changes. Oceanic boundlessness also fully or partially mediated differences across several LCI subscales, and auditory alterations mediated differences on one subscale.

conclusionsThe acute psychedelic experience, namely oceanic boundlessness and, to a lesser extent, auditory alterations, mediates self-reported changes in values in healthy volunteers. Findings from this exploratory study are tentative and should be replicated in larger samples.

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HallucinogensPersonalityPsilocybinAdultCognitive FlexibilityDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleYoung AdultHallucinogensPsilocybincognitive flexibilitypersonalitypsilocybinpsychedelicvalues

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