Background: The use of psychedelic substances like LSD and magic mushrooms in
research and to treat mental health conditions has been increasing in the last decade. In
particular, the practice of microdosing–using sub-hallucinogenic amounts of psychedelics–
has been increasing (Anderson et al., 2019), but large-scale systemic qualitative analyses
are still scant. Aims: This study attempted to recognize emergent themes in qualitative
reports regarding the experience of microdosing so as to enrich the theoretical landscape in …

The use of psychedelic substances in both humanistic and mainstream clinical research has
been increasing in the last decade. In particular, the practice of microdosing—ingesting sub-
hallucinogenic doses of psychedelics—has been increasing in popularity, but large-scale
qualitative analyses are still uncommon. This study attempted to recognize emergent themes
in qualitative reports regarding the experience of microdosing to enrich the theoretical
landscape in psychedelic research and propose future research directions for both basic …