Psychedelic Art and Implications for Mental Health: Randomized Pilot Study.

Autor:	Peng ML; Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States.; Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.; Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States., Monin J; Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States., Ovchinnikova P; Division of Health Informatics, Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States., Levi A; Division of Health Informatics, Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States., McCall T; Division of Health Informatics, Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States.; Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.; Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA), Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	JMIR formative research [JMIR Form Res] 2024 Dec 03; Vol. 8, pp. e66430. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 03.
DOI:	10.2196/66430
Abstrakt:	Background: Psychedelic art (PA) emerged in the 1960s during the psychedelic era; then characterized by visuals induced by the ingestion of psychedelic drugs, it is now an art form known for its vibrant colors, distorted forms, and intricate patterns. Building upon the existing research on art viewing as an effective means to improving physiological and psychological well-being, viewing PA is postulated to evoke positive emotions and provide a meditative experience, contributing to improved mental well-being. Objective: This study aims to investigate how digitally rendered PA influences viewers' perceived emotional, mental, and physical states compared to imagery of natural scenery, offering insights into potential applications in mental health care and well-being. Methods: Overall, 102 participants age 18 to 35 years were randomly assigned to either the experimental group viewing 300 seconds of PA imagery (50/102, 49%) or the control group viewing 300 seconds of scenic imagery (52/102, 51%), after which every participant completed a survey that gathered qualitative data on the perceived impact of viewing their given imagery on their physical, mental, and emotional states through open-ended questions. Thematic analysis was conducted to identify the patterns of experiences reported by the participants. Results: Qualitative analysis unveiled a greater intensity and diversity of emotional, mental, and physical impacts induced by PA compared to natural scenery, including the sense of relaxation and peace, anxiety and stress alleviation, joy, thrill and sense of euphoria, sensations of awe and wonder, hypnotizing effect, holistic meditative effect, provocation of creative thoughts, induced hyperawareness of bodily states, and transitions from induced overstimulation or anxious thoughts to feelings of calmness. Conclusions: The preliminary findings of this study suggest that PA is a rich and complex form of visual art that has the potential to facilitate healing and promote well-being and mental health. PA presents promising avenues for integration into mental health care, therapeutic practices, digital health, health care environment, and medical research. (©Mary L Peng, Joan Monin, Polina Ovchinnikova, Amanda Levi, Terika McCall. Originally published in JMIR Formative Research (https://formative.jmir.org), 03.12.2024.)
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