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Phenomenology

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23 papers

2020s · 10

Olash et al.Accelerated recovery using magnesium ibogaine: characterizing the subjective experience of its rapid healing from neuropsychiatric disorders
npj Mental Health Research·2026·Qualitative
Brown et al.Mystical experiences during magnesium-Ibogaine are associated with improvements in PTSD symptoms in veterans
Journal of Affective Disorders·2025·Cohort
González Espejito et al.The Ibogaine Experience Scale (IES): Development and psychometric properties of a multidimensional measure of ibogaine's subjective effects
PLoS ONE·2025·Observational
La Torre et al.A Thematic Analysis of the Subjective Effects and Phenomenology of Ibogaine Administered in a Clinical Setting
Preprint (Research Square)·2025·Qualitative
UnderwoodThe Use of Ibogaine in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: Integrating Psychoactive Experiences as Part of the Recovery Journey
2025·Qualitative
Ozmat et al.Subjective ibogaine experiences across intersecting social-ecological dimensions
Journal of Psychedelic Studies·2024·Qualitative
DickinsonTranspersonal Intersubjectivity in Ibogaine Experiences: Three cases
Anthropology of Consciousness·2023·Case report
Rodríguez-Cano et al.Underground Ibogaine Use for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: A Qualitative Analysis of Subjective Experiences
Drug and Alcohol Review·2022·Qualitative
Barber et al.Ibogaine therapy for addiction: Consumer views from online fora
International Journal of Drug Policy·2020·Qualitative
Kohek et al.The Ibogaine Experience: A Qualitative Study on the Acute Subjective Effects of Ibogaine
Anthropology of Consciousness·2020·Qualitative

2010s · 4

Brown et al.Ibogaine and Subjective Experience: Transformative States and Psychopharmacotherapy in the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs·2019·Observational
Camlin et al.A phenomenological investigation into the lived experience of ibogaine and its potential to treat opioid use disorders
Journal of Psychedelic Studies·2018·Qualitative
RodgerUnderstanding the Healing Potential of Ibogaine through a Comparative and Interpretive Phenomenology of the Visionary Experience
Anthropology of Consciousness·2018·Qualitative
Heink et al.Examination of the Phenomenology of the Ibogaine Treatment Experience: Role of Altered States of Consciousness and Psychedelic Experiences
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs·2017·Qualitative

2000s · 3

AlbertIbogaine & Eboga Experiences: First-Person Accounts from the MyEboga Community
2008·Qualitative
AlbertIbogaine & Eboga Experiences: First-Person Accounts from the MyEboga Community
2008·Qualitative
BastiaansLife after Ibogaine: An exploratory study of the long-term effects of ibogaine treatment on drug addicts
2004·Observational

1990s · 5

De Rienzo et al.The Ibogaine Story — Chapter 11: Geerte F.
1995·Qualitative
De Rienzo et al.The Ibogaine Story — Chapter 12: VALIS
1995·Qualitative
De Rienzo et al.The Ibogaine Story — Chapter 13: Bwiti
1995·Qualitative
De Rienzo et al.The Ibogaine Story — Chapter 8: Nico Adriaans
1995·Qualitative
Anonymous (INTASH)Reflections on an Ibogaine Experience
1990·Primary source

Pre-1990 · 1

NaranjoPsychotherapeutic Possibilities of New Fantasy-Enhancing Drugs
Clinical Toxicology·1969·Case series