Aaron D. Cherniak

Research Dir. & ClinPsych @ShaareZedekMed Resilience Clinic | #Psychotherapy #Psychedelics #Spirituality | PhD-Rabbi | @Stockholm_Uni @ReichmanUni @YUnews

[Aaron D. Cherniak @AaronCherniak]

Dissertation defended!
The re-emerging psychedelic science need not reinvent the wheel in psychology. My work explores relational and attachment-oriented phenomena in psychedelic phenomenology and the outcomes of those experiences.

[Jon Levine @LevineJonathan]

A list of animals Israel has been accused of "weaponizing" against Palestinians over the years

Thread 🧵🧵

[The Civil Commission @theCC07]

After more than two years of independent investigation, the Civil Commission has released a comprehensive report documenting sexual and gender-based violence committed by Hamas on October 7 and during hostage captivity.

The report is not only a historical record — it is a call for recognition, accountability, and justice.

Please read and share:
https://t.co/3ASO3PWyNF

#October7 #NeverForget #HumanRights #Justice

[Thomas G. Dietterich @tdietterich]

Attention @arxiv authors: Our Code of Conduct states that by signing your name as an author of a paper, each author takes full responsibility for all its contents, irrespective of how the contents were generated. 1/

[Aaron D. Cherniak @AaronCherniak]

At the Global Summit on Spirituality, Religion, & Mental Health!

Grateful to organizers
@dhrosmarin Alan Fung

@WPA_Psychiatry @APA Div 36 @templeton_fdn @PsychFoundation

[Aaron D. Cherniak @AaronCherniak]

@iditsilman מתבייש שפעם האמנתי שהיית ראויה לתפקידך

[Ruben Laukkonen @RubenLaukkonen]

Insight as a toy model for mystical experiences.

Our new paper shows how Aha!, insight, Eureka, and mystical experiences can be modelled as realizations varying in intensity and size of the network affected. A small Aha! might restructure a local problem representation, whereas a mystical experience destabilizes a much larger self/world model.

[Aaron D. Cherniak @AaronCherniak]

@DrJamesCooke Congrats and good luck!

[Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ @rlmcelreath]

Statistical Rethinking 2026 is done: 20 new lectures emphasizing logical & critical statistical workflow, from basics of probability to causal inference to reliable computation to sensitivity. It's all free, made just for you. Lecture list & links: https://t.co/jFpoiNC6oW

[David B. Yaden @ExistWell]

The debate over psychological support vs psychotherapy in psychedelic treatment is confused—and that confusion matters for science, safety, and regulation.

We were confused too. So we worked it through together and published what clarified it for us... 🧵

[David Wolpe @RabbiWolpe]

Josh Shapiro's great-grandfather was a Scranton city councilman. Wonder if she asked Tim Walz if he was a secret German or Swiss spy.

[Aaron D. Cherniak @AaronCherniak]

Grateful to coauthors Pehr Granqvist, Mario Mikulincer, @trpwolff

[Aaron D. Cherniak @AaronCherniak]

My last PhD paper was accepted for publication in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs!

Therapeutic Context and Support during Psychedelic Use Moderate Links among Stress, Challenging Experiences, and Psychological Outcomes

Preprint: https://t.co/tx2msbpe1F
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[Aaron D. Cherniak @AaronCherniak]

We explored the specific role of therapeutic-like support during psychedelic experiences in naturalistic use: 1) Support reduces the effect of life adversity on subjective experiences with psychedelics, and 2) support mitigates the impact of challenging experiences on outcomes...

[Aaron D. Cherniak @AaronCherniak]

https://t.co/9NtASkxyaP

[Aaron D. Cherniak @AaronCherniak]

My colleagues and I received @The_ISSEP Best Paper Award for: Religiosity, Spirituality, Meaning-Making, and Suicidality in Psychiatric Patients and Suicide Attempters: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Harvard review of psychiatry.
https://t.co/PBplzL9kXO
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[Sarah H. Sperry, PhD @DrSarahSperry]

🚨My trainee @victoria_murph_ , @DepressionCntr data architect Gabriel Mongefranco, and I are pleased to share 🌟EMA-CleanR: R code to pre-process, clean, and visualize ecological momentary assessment data!

Documentation: https://t.co/Two1INygok

Code: https://t.co/Z424utDE9y

[Aaron D. Cherniak @AaronCherniak]

that a PhD thesis in psychedelic science has been presented at a Swedish university, which is wild. Hopefully, more are coming.

[Aaron D. Cherniak @AaronCherniak]

Dissertation defended!
The re-emerging psychedelic science need not reinvent the wheel in psychology. My work explores relational and attachment-oriented phenomena in psychedelic phenomenology and the outcomes of those experiences.

[Aaron D. Cherniak @AaronCherniak]

contributing to a stimulating discussion.

Thanks to my collaborators/colleagues who were a significant part of my journey, including Joel Gruneau-Brulin, Robin Carhart-Harris, Sebastian Ostlind, Max Wolff, Gustav Martling, and Anja Winter.

I was told it was the first time...