Validation of the Psychological Insight Scale: A new scale to assess psychological insight following a psychedelic experience.
Joseph M PeillKatie E TrinciHannes S KettnerLea J MertensLeor RosemanChristopher TimmermannFernando E RosasTaylor LyonsRobin Lester Carhart-HarrisPublished in: Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2022)
The PIS is complementary to current subjective measures used in psychedelic studies, most of which are completed in relation to the acute experience. Insight - as measured by the PIS - was found to be a key mediator of long-term psychological outcomes following a psychedelic experience. Future research may investigate how insight varies throughout a psychedelic process, its underlying neurobiology and how it impacts behaviour and mental health.