Jonathan David1,2,3*
José Carlos Bouso4,5,6
Maja Kohek4,5
Genís Ona4,5
Nir Tadmor3Tal Arnon7
Yair Dor-Ziderman1,2,3*†
Aviva Berkovich-Ohana1,2,3,8†- 1Edmond J. Safra Brain Research Center, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
- 2Integrated Brain and Behavior Research Center (IBBRC), University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
- 3Department of Counseling and Human Development, Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
- 4International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research & Service (ICEERS), Barcelona, Spain
- 5Medical Anthropology Research Center (MARC), Department of Anthropology, Philosophy and Social Work, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
- 6Department of Neurosciences and Behavior, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- 7Integral Transpersonal Psychology, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA, United States
- 8Department of Learning and Instructional Sciences, Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
A Corrigendum on
Ayahuasca-induced personal death experiences: prevalence, characteristics, and impact on attitudes toward death, life, and the environment
by David J, Bouso JC, Kohek M, Ona G, Tadmor N, Arnon T, Dor-Ziderman Y and Berkovich-Ohana A (2023). Front. Psychiatry. 14:1287961. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1287961
In the published article, there was an error regarding the average number of ayahuasca uses in the ayahuasca group in Study 1. A correction has been made to the Results, 2.2.1 Participants characteristics. This sentence previously stated:
“Briefly, on average, our study participants have used ayahuasca (mean = 69.4 ± 98.7), 6.4 times more than psilocybin (mean = 10.7 ± 15.4, U = 1378, p < 0.01, rp = 1), 5.7 times more than mescaline (mean = 12 ± 14.9, U = 351, p < 0.01, rp = 1), and 7.07 times more than LSD (mean = 9.9 ± 16.6, U = 976, p < 0.01, rp = 1).”
The corrected sentence appears below:
“Briefly, on average, our study participants have used ayahuasca (55.7 ± 82.1), 5.2 times more than psilocybin (mean = 10.7 ± 15.4, U = 1378, p < 0.01, rp = 1), 4.6 times more than mescaline (mean = 12 ± 14.9, U = 351, p < 0.01, rp = 1), and 5.6 times more than LSD (mean = 9.9 ± 16.6, U = 976, p < 0.01, rp = 1).”
In the published article, there was an error in Figure 2 and Figure 3 as published. The authors inadvertently used SD (Standard Deviation) in the bar plots in the figures instead of SEM (Standard Error of the Mean). In the original captions we reported SEM. The corrected Figure 2 and Figure 3 and their captions appear below.
Figure 2. Death transcendence attitudes and environmental concern as a function of experiencing APDs. Bar plots comparing the distribution of (A) DTS scores (y-axis), and (B) NEP-R scores (y-axis), as a function of the yAPD group (in blue) and nAPD group (in orange). Error bars represent the standard error of the mean. DTS, Death Transcendence Scale, NEP-R, New Environmental Paradigm Revised. Statistics: p-values <=0.01 are denoted by **, and p-values <=0.05 are denoted by *.
Figure 3. Life engagement and coping strategies as a function of APD. Bar plots comparing the distribution of (A) COPE-p scores (y-axis), and (B) ELS-f scores (y-axis), as a function of the yAPD group (in blue) and nAPD group (in orange). Error bars represent the standard error of the mean. Abbreviations: COPE-p, Problem-focused coping; ELS-f, Engaged Living Scale-life fulfillment. Statistics: p-values <=0.01 are denoted by **, and p-values <=0.05 are denoted by *.
The authors apologize for these errors and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way.
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Keywords: ayahuasca, psychedelics, death, self, environmental concern, coping, life fulfillment
Citation: David J, Bouso JC, Kohek M, Ona G, Tadmor N, Arnon T, Dor-Ziderman Y and Berkovich-Ohana A (2025) Corrigendum: Ayahuasca-induced personal death experiences: prevalence, characteristics, and impact on attitudes toward death, life, and the environment. Front. Psychiatry 16:1595067. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1595067
Received: 17 March 2025; Accepted: 21 March 2025;
Published: 01 April 2025.
Edited and Reviewed by:
Leehe Peled-Avron, Bar-Ilan University, IsraelCopyright © 2025 David, Bouso, Kohek, Ona, Tadmor, Arnon, Dor-Ziderman and Berkovich-Ohana. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
*Correspondence: Jonathan David, eW9uaWRhdmlkOUBnbWFpbC5jb20=; Yair Dor-Ziderman, eWFpcmVtQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ==
†These authors have contributed equally to this work and share last authorship