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SynthesisJournal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)2026

Confronting mortality: A meta-analysis and systematic review of psychedelic experiences and death anxiety.

Alicia Cohorst, Petri J Kajonius

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Synthesis in Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Alicia CohorstDepartment of Psychology, Lund University, Sweden.ORCID 0009-0001-8163-3904
Petri J KajoniusDepartment of Psychology, Lund University, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-0629-353X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This meta-analysis and systematic review examined the effects of psychedelic substances on death anxiety, specifically evaluating whether psychedelic experiences are associated with statistically significant reductions in death anxiety. A systematic search identified 8 studies suitable for meta-analysis and 10 additional studies for systematic review. Using a random-effects model, the meta-analysis revealed a significant overall effect (Cohen's

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AnxietyAttitude to DeathHallucinogensHumansHallucinogensdeath acceptancedeath anxietyexistential distressfear of deathpsychedelics

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PMID41797724
PMCPMC13310285

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