Table 2 Means and confidence intervals obtained in sub-study 1.

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

HAM-D

Baseline (n = 40)

1-month follow-up (n = 26;)

6-months follow-up (n = 15)

3.60 [1.77–5.43]

1.75 [0.38–3.12]

0.60 [0–1.35]

CAPE

   

  Total frequency score

63.3 [59.6–67]

56.2 [49.4–63]

62 [56–68]

  Total distress score

39.2 [31.6–46.9]

35.6 [27.9–43.3]

37.1 [23.2–51]

  Positive symptoms frequency

26.8 [25.1–28.4]

26 [24.7–27.4]

26.9 [23.8–30]

  Positive symptoms distress

10 [7.4–12.6]

8.2 [6.4–10.1]

9.4 [4.7–14.2]

  Depression symptoms frequency

13.5 [12.5–14.4]

12.7 [12–13.5]

12.8 [11.3–14.2]

  Depression symptoms distress

11.5 [9.3–13.5]

11.2 [8.7–13.6]

10.8 [6.8–14.9]

  Negative symptoms frequency

23 [21.4–24.7]

21.5 [19.9–23.1]

22.2 [20.3–24.1]

  Negative symptoms distress

17.7 [14.2–21.2]

16.2 [11.8–20.5]

16.8 [10.7–22.8]

SCL-90-R SOM

0.57 [0.39–0.75]

0.45 [0.34–0.57]

0.91 [0.50–1.32]

  O-C

0.63 [0.43–0.84]

0.44 [0.24–0.64]

0.82 [0.42–1.21]

  I-S

0.60 [0.43–0.78]

0.41 [0.22–0.61]

0.67 [0.25–1.08]

  DEP

0.58 [0.38–0.77]

0.40 [0.21–0.60]

0.70 [0.36–1.04]

  ANX

0.42 [0.28–0.56]

0.24 [0.17–0.31]

0.58 [0.30–0.85]

  HOS

0.52 [0.32–0.73]

0.22 [0.12–0.31]

0.49 [0.23–0.75]

  PHOB

0.07 [0.01–0.13]

0.10 [0.03–0.17]

0.32 [0.1–0.54]

  PAR

0.40 [0.26–0.54]

0.35 [0.21–0.49]

0.65 [0.22–1.07]

  PSY

0.23 [0.12–0.33]

0.13 [0.07–0.19]

0.42 [0.11–0.73]

  GSI

0.48 [0.34–0.62]

0.33 [0.22–0.44]

0.64 [0.34–0.93]

  PSDI

28.3 [22.1–34.5]

23.51 [17.7–29.3]

42.5 [25.1–60]

  PST

1.35 [1.21–1.5]

1.17 [1–1.28]

1.26 [1.07–1.45]

AAQ-II

19.9 [17.3–22.6]

18.2 [15.5–20.8]

18.8 [15.6–22.1]

TCI-R-67 NS

22.4 [20.8–24.1]

21.8 [20.1–23.5]

22.4 [19.2–25.7]

  HA

18.7 [17–20.5]

16.6 [15.2–18.1]

17.7 [16.3–19.1]

  RD

29.2 [26.9–31.4]

30.6 [29–32.2]

30.5 [27.7–33.3]

  PER

25.3 [23.8–26.9]

22.5 [20.3–24.8]

24.2 [22–26.5]

  SELFD

30 [28.8–32.4]

32.3 [30.5–34.2]

31.2 [29.1–33.3]

  COOP

32 [30.6–33.4]

32 [30–34]

31.8 [29.5–34.1]

  ST

20.7 [18.4–23]

21.4 [17.6–25.1]

23.2 [17.8–28.7]

SF-36 PF

97.7 [96–99.5]

98.4 [97.2–99.7]

97.9 [95.8–100]

  RP

87.5 [78.2–96.7]

96.1 [88.2–104]

87.8 [72.3–103.3]

  BP

78 [69.7–86.2]

89.8 [81.7–97.8]

84.6 [70.9–98.3]

  GH

77.5 [71.9–83]

82.5 [77.5–87.5]

72.4 [64.1–80.8]

  VIT

62 [55.6–68.3]

70 [64.5–75.4]

70.7 [62–79.4]

  SF

81.2 [74–88.4]

88.8 [81.2–96.5]

89.1 [79–99.2]

  RE

72.1 [59.3–84.8]

83.3 [70–96.6]

94 [87.1–101]

  MH

69.3 [63.6–75]

74.6 [69.8–79.4]

74.4 [65.6–83.1]

WHOQOL-Bref

17.4 [15.1–19.6]

20.67 [17.9–23.4]

21.4 [18.1–24.7]

  1. HAM-D = Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; SCL-90-R = Symptom Check-List-90-Revised; SOM = Somatizations; O-C = Obsessive-Compulsive; I-S = Interpersonal Sensitivity; DEP = Depression; ANX = Anxiety; HOS = Hostility; PHOB = Phobic anxiety; PAR = Paranoid ideation; PSY = Psychoticism; GSI = General Severity Index; PSDI = Positive Symptoms Distress Index; PST = Positive Symptoms Total; AAQ-II = Acceptance and Action Questionnaire; TCI-R-67 = Temperament and Character Inventory Revised; NS = Novelty seeking; HA = Harm voidance; RD = Reward dependence; PER = Persistence; SELFD = Self-directedness; COOP = Cooperativeness; ST = Self-transcendence; SF-36 = The Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form; PF = Physical function; RP = Role physical; BP = Bodily pain; GH = Global health; VIT = Vitality; SF = Social function; RE = Role emotional; MH = Mental health; WHOQOL = World Health Organization Quality of Life.