The Effects of Psilocybin on Shared Experience in Film Processing

Exclusion Criteria

• •The following people will be excluded from the study. Those who:
• •Are unable to read English
• •Have high blood pressure
• •Are pregnant (determined by a urine pregnancy test at in-person screening)
• •Are not using effective methods of contraception with their partner(s) (e.g. oral contraceptive pill, injection, implant, patch, vaginal ring, intrauterine coil, intrauterine device, tubal ligation, or barrier method)
• •Are taking chronic administration of tricyclic antidepressants and/or lithium
• •Are taking acute administration of serotonin reuptake inhibitors
• •Are currently using the antipsychotic medication haloperidol
• •Are currently using monoamine oxidase inhibitors
• •Have any current or past history of meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illnesses (DSM-V) criteria for schizophrenia, bipolar I, bipolar II, or psychotic symptoms
• •Have any first or second-degree relatives with history of above disorders/symptoms
• •Have any other diagnosed and/or extreme psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addiction, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), etc.
• •Have any history of suicidal behaviour or current/recent suicidal ideation (determined by the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale \[C-SSRS\] at in-person screening)