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Supplementary data for the article "Ayahuasca Users in Estonia: Ceremonial Practices, Subjective Long-Term Effects, Mental Health and Quality of Life"

Authors/Creators

  • 1. University of Tartu

Contributors

  • 1. University of Tartu
  • 2. Tartu University Hospital

Description

The dataset contains qualitative data from a study of ayahuasca users in Estonia:

Appendix 1 - Appendix 6: free-text answers (shuffled and edited for protection of confidentiality of the respondents), in Estonian.

Appendices 7 and 8: study-specific questionnaires, in Estonian.

The dataset provides supplementary information for the article "Ayahuasca Users in Estonia: Ceremonial Practices, Subjective Long-Term Effects, Mental Health and Quality of Life" (authors Helle Kaasik and Kairi Kreegipuu from University of Tartu, Estonia), submitted to the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs on April 30, 2019 and accepted for publication on December 3, 2019. More information about the study is available from Helle Kaasik (helle.kaasik@ut.ee).

 

In Estonian:

Andmehulk sisaldab kvalitatiivseid andmeid Eesti ayahuasca kasutajate uurimisest.

Lisa 1-6: vabatekstilised vastused (juhuslikus järjekorras ja toimetatud vastajate konfidentsiaalsuse tagamiseks);

Lisa 7-8: uurimuses kasutatud küsimustikud.

Andmestik on täienduseks teadusartiklile "Ayahuasca Users in Estonia: Ceremonial Practices, Subjective Long-Term Effects, Mental Health and Quality of Life", mille autorid on Helle Kaasik ja Kairi Kreegipuu Tartu Ülikoolist. Artikkel on saadetud avaldamiseks ajakirjale Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. Kommentaarid ja küsimused töö kohta on oodatud Helle Kaasiku e-mailile helle.kaasik@ut.ee

Notes

This work was supported by institutional research funding IUT02-13 of the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research; European Regional Development Fund (Dora Plus sub-activities 1.1 and 1.2); Estonian national scholarship program Kristjan Jaak, which is funded and managed by Archimedes Foundation in collaboration with the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research, and Helle Kaasik. Authors are thankful for Signe Ainson and Maris Hinn for conducting the M.I.N.I. interviews. H.K. thanks Helena Landes for her help in finding the participants for the control group, Jace Callaway for information about chemical composition of ayahuasca, and the Santo Daime community for sharing their experience and spiritual wisdom. Biggest thanks for all the participants of the study who trusted the researchers with their unique experiences.

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References

  • Kaasik, H. and Kreegipuu, K. (2020). Ayahuasca Users in Estonia: Ceremonial Practices, Subjective Long-Term Effects, Mental Health, and Quality of Life. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, doi: 10.1080/02791072.2020.1748773