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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust: London, GB

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Simon G D Ruffell

King's College London: London, GB

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Simon G D Ruffell

University of Melbourne: VIC, VIC, AU

2022-11-01 to present | Senior Research Fellow (Medicine)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Goldsmiths University of London Department of Psychology: London, London, GB

2019-01-01 to 2022-10-01 | PhD (Psychology)
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Simon G D Ruffell

University of Sheffield: Sheffield, GB

2007-08-01 to 2013-08-01 | MD (Medicine )
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The impact of ceremonial ayahuasca use on mental health outcomes and epigenetics in the Peruvian Amazon: a six-month naturalistic study

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Medical Research Council (London, GB)
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Simon G D Ruffell

Works (13)

Psychedelic medicine and cultural responsiveness: A call for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement in Australian clinical trials and practice

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
2024-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100200
Contributors: Bianca Sebben; Jem Stone; Jerome Sarris; Daniel Perkins; Kirt Mallie; Scarlet Barnett; Simon G.D. Ruffell; Vanessa L. Beesley
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Ayahuasca: A review of historical, pharmacological, and therapeutic aspects

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports
2023-12 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1002/pcn5.146
Part of ISSN: 2769-2558
Part of ISSN: 2769-2558
Contributors: Simon G. D. Ruffell; Max Crosland‐Wood; Rob Palmer; Nige Netzband; WaiFung Tsang; Brandon Weiss; Sam Gandy; Tessa Cowley-Court; Andreas Halman; Diana McHerron et al.
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Simon G D Ruffell

Insights, Life Changes and Lifestyle Changes Reported by Individuals Consuming Ayahuasca in Naturalistic Settings: Nature, Frequency and Associations with Mental Health and Wellbeing

Psychoactives
2023-10-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/psychoactives2040017
Contributors: Daniel Perkins; Emerita Opaleye; Jose Carlos Bouso; Luis Fernando Tófoli; Jerome Sarris; Violeta Schubert; Simon Ruffell; Hana Simonova
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New study investigates the impact of Amazonian ayahuasca retreats on veterans, assessing its effect on brainwaves, the genome, gut microbiome and mental health

2023-03-14 | Preprint
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/ngpvs
Contributors: Simon Ruffell
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Ayahuasca – a review of historical, pharmacological, and therapeutic aspects

2023-02-21 | Preprint
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/7h48b
Contributors: Simon Ruffell; Nigel Netzband; WaiFung Tsang; Sam Gandy; Daniel Perkins; Tessa Cowley-Court; Andreas Halman; Diana McHerron; Tom Kennedy; Eleanor White et al.
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Single-Dose Psilocybin for a Treatment-Resistant Episode of Major Depression

New England Journal of Medicine
2022-11-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2206443
Part of ISSN: 0028-4793
Part of ISSN: 1533-4406
Contributors: Simon G D Ruffell; Guy M. Goodwin; Scott T. Aaronson; Oscar Alvarez; Peter C. Arden; Annie Baker; James C. Bennett; Catherine Bird; Renske E. Blom; Christine Brennan et al.
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Simon G D Ruffell

Default Mode Network Modulation by Psychedelics: A Systematic Review

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
2022-10-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyac074
Part of ISSN: 1461-1457
Part of ISSN: 1469-5111
Contributors: Simon G D Ruffell; James J Gattuso; Daniel Perkins; Simon Ruffell; Andrew J Lawrence; Daniel Hoyer; Laura H Jacobson; Christopher Timmermann; David Castle; Susan L Rossell et al.
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Simon G D Ruffell

Participation in an indigenous Amazonian led ayahuasca retreat associated with increases in nature relatedness – a pilot study

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2022-06-24 | Preprint | Author
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/mytnf
Contributors: Simon G D Ruffell; Sam Gandy; WaiFung Tsang; Nigel Netzband; Jack Hollingdale
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Psychotherapeutic and neurobiological processes associated with ayahuasca’s mental health and wellbeing outcomes: a proposed model and implications for therapeutic use

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2022-02-14 | Preprint
DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/e5tjc
Contributors: Simon G D Ruffell; Daniel Perkins; Simon Ruffell; Kimberley Day; Diego Pinzon; Jerome Sarris
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Simon G D Ruffell

Modulatory effects of ayahuasca on personality structure in a traditional framework

Psychopharmacology
2020-10-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-020-05601-0
Contributors: Nige Netzband; Simon Ruffell; S. Linton; W. F. Tsang; T. Wolff
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A phenomenology of subjectively relevant experiences induced by ayahuasca in Upper Amazon vegetalismo tourism

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Simon G D Ruffell

Stigma kills! The psychological effects of emotional abuse and discrimination towards a patient with HIV in Uganda

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Simon G D Ruffell

The pharmacological interaction of compounds in ayahuasca: a systematic review

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Simon G D Ruffell
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