Table 1 Sociodemographic data of the sample.

From: Effects of ayahuasca on mental health and quality of life in naïve users: A longitudinal and cross-sectional study combination

 

Sub-study 1

Sub-study 2

n

%

n

%

Gender

  Men

12

30%

13

57%

  Women

28

70%

10

43%

Age

  <25

4

10%

  25–35

18

45%

2

9%

  36–45

14

35%

14

61%

  46–55

2

5%

4

17%

  56–65

1

2.50%

3

13%

  >65

1

2.50%

Education

  Basic education

2

5%

3

14%

  High-school

6

15%

6

27%

  Technical school

3

7.50%

2

9%

  University

21

52.50%

8

32%

  Doctoral degree

8

20%

4

18%

Nationality

  Spain

38

95%

18

78%

  Morocco

1

2.50%

  Venezuela

1

2.50%

  Italy

2

8.7%

  Peru

1

4.3%

  Uruguay

1

4.3%

  Portugal

1

4.3%

Religious beliefs

  Atheists

34

85%

8

34.8%

  Buddhism

2

5%

2

8.7%

  Catholicism

2

5%

1

4.3%

  Shamanism

1

2.5%

  Taoism

1

2.5%

  Santo Daime

  

3

13%

MINI interview

  GAD

6

15%

1

4.3%

  Substance abuse

  

  Alcohol

2

5%

  

  Cannabis

2

5%

  

  Lorazepam

1

2.5%

  

  Suicide risk

5

12.5%

2

8.7%

  MD

4

10%

  Dysthymia

3

7.5%

  Past Hypomanic

3

7.5%

  episode

    

  Past manic episode

2

5%

  OCD

3

7.5%

1

4.3%

  Antisocial personality

3

7.5%

1

4.3%

  disorder

    

  Social phobia

1

2.5%

  Bulimia

1

2.5%

  1. GAD = Generalized Anxiety Disorder; MD = Major depression; OCD = Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.