美国退伍军人中使用迷幻药的流行病学
Alan K Davis1,2, Mark Bates3, Erik M Lund4
1Center for Psychedelic Drug Research and Education, College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Journal of psychoactive drugs
|September 12, 2024
概括
接受调查的美国一半以上的退伍军人使用迷幻药来治疗和精神成长,报告了显著的好处. 然而,准备和支持对于减轻潜在的不良结果至关重要.
科学领域:
- 精神病学和心理健康 精神病学和心理健康
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 退伍军人事务研究 退伍军人事务研究
背景情况:
- 迷幻药的使用正引起人们对潜在治疗应用的关注.
- 了解特定人群 (如退伍军人) 的使用模式和结果至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定美国退伍军人的迷幻药使用模式.
- 在人口变量和视角上比较用户和非用户.
- 在这个人群中描述迷幻药使用的好处和不良结果.
主要方法:
- 在线横截面调查对426名美国退伍军人进行.
- 收集关于迷幻药物的使用,动机,感知到的好处和不良结果的数据.
- 统计分析用于比较用户群体,并确定与结果相关的因素.
主要成果:
- 据报道,51%的退伍军人使用迷幻药,主要用于治疗 (70%) 和精神目的 (48%).
- 大多数用户 (85%) 报告了益处,59% 报告了不良结果.
- 心理治疗的可用性将增加使用VA服务 (p<.001) 和返回护理 (p<.001) 的可能性.
- 较少的不良结局与年龄较大,使用psilocybin,准备,舒适的环境和信任/开放 (Rc=0.77,p<.001) 相关.
结论:
- 迷幻药可能会对退伍军人的心理健康产生影响,但会带来风险.
- 准备,设置和信任是减轻不利结果的关键因素.
- 对退伍军人精神健康的迷幻辅助疗法进行进一步的研究是有必要的.
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