Seeking Participants for an Online Survey on Psychedelic Experiences and Borderline Personality Disorder
Exploring Perceived Psychological Mechanisms of Change
Following Psychedelic Use in a BPD Population: A Qualitative Analysis
Have you used psychedelics while diagnosed with BPD? Did this result in a
change in your symptoms (Either positive or negative) and/or other meaningful
psychological insights or experiences following psychedelic use?
We invite you to participate in our study!
We’re conducting an online, qualitative study, investigating how psychedelic use
might affect people with BPD.
By taking part, you’ll go in the draw to win one of two $100 gift vouchers!
What’s involved?
Participants will complete a short, anonymous survey asking about their experience
and the perceived mechanisms of change. We expect that the survey will take
approximately 30minutes of your time.
Who can participate?
To participate in this study, you must meet all of the following criteria:
Participation Requirements
To participate in this study, you must meet all of the following criteria:
1. Diagnosis of BPD
☐ You currently have, or have previously received, a formal diagnosis of BPD by
a qualified health professional.
2. Psychedelic Use within the past five years
☐ You have used one or more classic serotonergic psychedelics within the past
five-year period.
3. Psychedelic Impact on BPD Symptoms and or other meaningful insights or
experiences
☐ You experienced a noticeable change in your symptoms and/or other
meaningful psychological insights or experiences associated with BPD following
psychedelic use.
(This change may have been positive, negative, or mixed.)
4. Substance-Specific Use
☐ Your psychedelic use involved at least one of the following substances:
o Psilocybin
o Ayahuasca or DMT
o Mescaline
o LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide)
By participating in this study, you will help researchers better understand how
psychedelic substances can be used in a mental health context.
Study Details
This study is approved by the University of Wollongong, Human Research Ethics
Committee (HREC).
Please find the survey link below:
https://uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_23SoCaan5TtIdtc
For more information, please contact Molly Liddle at ml651@uowmail.edu.au or Sam
Moreton at smoreton@uow.edu.au
HREC protocol number: H2026-0072.