Otto Simonsson

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Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2024;81(6):579-585
Adolescent Psychedelic Use and Psychotic or Manic Symptoms
Simonsson O; Mosing MA; Osika W; Ullen F; Larsson H; Lu Y; Wesseldijk LW
Article: BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY. 2024;177:104537
Is informal practice associated with outcomes in loving-kindness and compassion training? Evidence from pre-post and daily diary assessments
Xie Q; Riordan KM; Baldwin SA; Simonsson O; Hirshberg MJ; Dahl CJ; Nahum-Shani I; Davidson RJ; Goldberg SB
Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2024;351:194-201
Longitudinal associations between psychedelic use and psychotic symptoms in the United States and the United Kingdom
Honk L; Stenfors CUD; Goldberg SB; Hendricks PS; Osika W; Dourron HM; Lebedev A; Petrovic P; Simonsson O
Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2024;54(6):1228-1234
Longitudinal associations between psychedelic use and meditation practices in the United States and the United Kingdom
Simonsson O; Osika W; Stenfors CUD; Goldberg SB; Honk L; Hendricks PS
Article: JOURNAL OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY. 2024;71(2):104-114
How Often Should I Meditate? A Randomized Trial Examining the Role of Meditation Frequency When Total Amount of Meditation Is Held Constant
Riordan KM; Simonsson O; Frye C; Vack NJ; Sachs J; Fitch D; Goldman RI; Chiang ES; Dahl CJ; Davidson RJ; Goldberg SB
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2024;14(1):4072
Development of a digital intervention for psychedelic preparation (DIPP)
Mcalpine RG; Sacchet MD; Simonsson O; Khan M; Krajnovic K; Morometescu L; Kamboj SK
Article: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2024;38(1):110-115
Longitudinal associations between psychedelic use and unusual visual experiences in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Simonsson O; Hendricks PS; Stenfors CU; Goldberg SB; Honk L; Osika W
Article: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2023;:1-7
Psychedelic use and psychiatric risks
Simonsson O; Goldberg SB; Chambers R; Osika W; Simonsson C; Hendricks PS
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):16432
Alternative beliefs in psychedelic drug users
Lebedev AV; Acar K; Horntvedt O; Cabrera AE; Simonsson O; Osika W; Ingvar M; Petrovic P
Article: MINDFULNESS. 2023;14(6):1-9
Mindfulness in Politics: A Qualitative Study on Mindfulness Training in the UK Parliament
Simonsson O; Bergljottsdotter C; Narayanan J; Fisher S; Bristow J; Ormston R; Chambers R
Article: NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR. 2023;7(4):484-501
Insights into the accuracy of social scientists' forecasts of societal change
Grossmann I; Rotella AA; Hutcherson C; Sharpinskyi K; Varnum MEW; Achter SK; Dhami M; Guo XE; Kara-Yakoubian MR; Mandel D; Raes L; Tay L; Vie A; Wagner L; Adamkovic M; Arami A; Arriaga P; Bandara K; Banik G; Bartos F; Baskin E; Bergmeir C; Bialek MK; Borsting CT; Browne DM; Caruso E; Chen R; Chie B-TJ; Chopik WN; Collins R; Cong CWG; Conway L; Davis MV; Day MA; Dhaliwal ND; Durham J; Dziekan MT; Elbaek C; Shuman E; Fabrykant M; Firat MT; Fong GA; Frimer JM; Gallegos JB; Goldberg S; Gollwitzer A; Goyal J; Graf-Vlachy LD; Gronlund S; Hafenbraedl S; Hartanto AJ; Hirshberg MJ; Hornsey M; Howe PDL; Izadi A; Jaeger B; Kacmar P; Kim YJ; Krenzler RG; Lannin D; Lin H-W; Lou NM; Lua VYQW; Lukaszewski AL; Ly AR; Madan C; Maier MM; Majeed NS; March DA; Marsh A; Misiak M; Myrseth KORM; Napan J; Nicholas J; Nikolopoulos K; Otterbring T; Paruzel-Czachura M; Pauer S; Protzko J; Raffaelli Q; Ropovik I; Ross RM; Roth Y; Roysamb E; Schnabel L; Schuetz A; Seifert M; Sevincer AT; Sherman GT; Simonsson O; Sung M-C; Tai C-C; Talhelm T; Teachman BA; Tetlock PE; Thomakos D; Tse DCK; Twardus OJ; Tybur JM; Ungar L; Vandermeulen D; Vaughan Williams L; Vosgerichian HA; Wang Q; Wang K; Whiting ME; Wollbrant CE; Yang T; Yogeeswaran K; Yoon S; Alves VR; Andrews-Hanna JR; Bloom PA; Boyles A; Charis L; Choi M; Darling-Hammond S; Ferguson ZE; Kaiser CR; Karg ST; Ortega AL; Mahoney L; Marsh MS; Martinie MFRC; Michaels EK; Millroth P; Naqvi JB; Ng W; Rutledge RB; Slattery P; Smiley AH; Strijbis O; Sznycer D; Tsukayama E; van Loon A; Voelkel JG; Wienk MNA; Wilkening T
Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2023;326:105-110
Prevalence and associations of challenging, difficult or distressing experiences using classic psychedelics
Simonsson O; Hendricks PS; Chambers R; Osika W; Goldberg SB
Article: MINDFULNESS. 2023;14(4):763-768
Classic Psychedelic Use and Current Meditation Practice
Simonsson C; Chambers R; Hendricks PS; Goldberg SB; Osika W; Schlosser M; Ryde A; Christersson E; Simonsson O
Article: MINDFULNESS. 2023;14(1):66-78
Who Sticks with Meditation? Rates and Predictors of Persistence in a Population-based Sample in the USA
Lam SU; Riordan KM; Simonsson O; Davidson RJJ; Goldberg SBB
Article: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS. 2023;55(1):11-18
Linkages between Psychedelics and Meditation in a Population-Based Sample in the United States
Simonsson O; Goldberg SB
Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2023;14:1151626
Altered states of leadership: mindfulness meditation, psychedelic use, and leadership development
Simonsson O; Stenfors CUD; Goldberg SB; Hendricks PS; Osika W
Article: BJPSYCH OPEN. 2022;8(6):e181
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and previous pandemics, epidemics and economic crises on mental health: systematic review.
Asper M; Osika W; Dalman C; Pöllänen E; Simonsson O; Flodin P; Sidorchuk A; Marchetti L; Awil F; Castro R; Niemi ME
Article: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2022;36(10):1129-1135
Associations between MDMA/ecstasy use and physical health in a US population-based survey sample
Jones G; Ricard JA; Hendricks P; Simonsson O
Article: DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 2022;239:109586
Prevalence and associations of classic psychedelic-related seizures in a population-based sample
Simonsson O; Goldberg SB; Chambers R; Osika W; Long DM; Hendricks PS
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(18):11353
Association between Lifetime Classic Psychedelic Use and Sick Leave in a Population-Based Sample
Mellner C; Dahlen M; Simonsson O
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(13):8114
Classic Psychedelics and Human-Animal Relations
Pollanen E; Osika W; Stenfors CUD; Simonsson O
Article: THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2022;12:20451253221135363
Classic psychedelics, health behavior, and physical health
Simonsson O; Hendricks PS; Chambers R; Osika W; Goldberg SB
Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2022;13:1002455
Preliminary evidence of links between ayahuasca use and the corpus callosum
Simonsson O; Bouso JC; Kurth F; Araujo DB; Gaser C; Riba J; Luders E
Article: PLOS ONE. 2022;17(12):e0278704
Man's best friend(s): Effects of a brief befriending meditation on human-animal relations
Simonsson O; Goldberg SB; Osika W
Article: PLOS ONE. 2022;17(5):e0267493
Bridging the (Brexit) divide: Effects of a brief befriending meditation on affective polarization
Simonsson O; Goldberg SB; Marks J; Yan L; Narayanan J
Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. 2021;305:114222
Effects of an eight-week, online mindfulness program on anxiety and depression in university students during COVID-19: A randomized controlled trial
Simonsson O; Bazin O; Fisher SD; Goldberg SB
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):14427
Associations between lifetime classic psychedelic use and cardiometabolic diseases
Simonsson O; Osika W; Carhart-Harris R; Hendricks PS
Article: HYPERTENSION. 2021;77(5):1510-1516
Association Between Lifetime Classic Psychedelic Use and Hypertension in the Past Year
Simonsson O; Hendricks PS; Carhart-Harris R; Kettner H; Osika W
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Review: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2023;:1-23
5-MeO-DMT: An atypical psychedelic with unique pharmacology, phenomenology & risk?
Dourron HM; Nichols CD; Simonsson O; Bradley M; Carhart-Harris R; Hendricks PS
Review: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. 2023;327:115349
Assessing the risk of symptom worsening in psilocybin-assisted therapy for depression: A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
Simonsson O; Carlbring P; Carhart-Harris R; Davis AK; Nutt DJ; Griffiths RR; Erritzoe D; Goldberg SB
Review: MINDFULNESS. 2023;14(9):2111-2123
Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Potential Synergies
Chambers R; Stoliker D; Simonsson O

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Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2028
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2024

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