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David B. Yaden

Psychologist & Psychedelic Researcher · Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Studies how psychedelic and related experiences can produce lasting changes in well-being, alongside their risks and ethical questions.

psychedelicsmystical experienceconsciousness

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Area of work

Studies how psychedelic and related experiences can produce lasting changes in well-being, alongside their risks and ethical questions.

Methods

Clinical studies · Psychological measurement · Ethics research

Limits and debate

Subjective reports of meaningful experiences do not by themselves establish a metaphysical explanation or prove lasting clinical benefit.

This summarizes the researcher's work. It is not a finding that any theory of consciousness or survival has been proven.

Overview

Yaden is the Roland Griffiths Professor of Psychedelic Research at Johns Hopkins. His research examines psychedelic and psychedelic-like states, how brief experiences can shape longer-term well-being, and how to measure benefits, risks, and ethical issues.

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