There were 705 respondents (22.5% out of 3136 responses on this question) who indicated experiencing at least one negative consequence from their experience. The median number of negative outcomes (of any severity) among these respondents was 5.0 (interquartile range = 3.0–7.0). Most commonly reported outcomes included ‘Mental confusion, memory problems, or racing thoughts’ and ‘Feeling disconnected from the world around you’ (Figure 2).
Positive changes were observed across all 17 outcome items, with the strongest benefits on items related to insight and mood. Negative effects were reported by 22.5% of respondents. High intensity of psychedelic experience, seeking advice before treatment, treating with psilocybin mushrooms and treating post-traumatic stress disorder were associated with higher scores on the self-treatment outcome scale after averaging values across all 17 items. Younger age, high intensity of experience and treating with LSD were associated with increased number of negative outcomes.
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