Model Psychoses Induced by LSD-25 in Normals. I. Psychophysiological Investigations, with Special Reference to the Mechanism of the Paranoid Reaction Nicolas A. Bercel, Lee E. Travis, Leonard B. Olinger & E. Dreikurs AMA Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry, 1956, 588-611 republishing :Psychopathology: A Source Book (pp. 605–639). DOI: https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674367012 Keywords : Cardiovascular Agents, Ergot Alkaloids, adverse effects, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, Mental Disorders, Oxytocics, Paranoid Disorders, Psychotic Disorders INTRODUCTION Experimental psychosis has a long history. It might have started with the administration of Cannabis indica boiling in wine to the ancient Hun warriors, resulting in mental obfuscation, as they were prepared for surgery because of wounds sustained in battle. [...]
Lire la suiteAcid Diethylamide (LSD) in the Treatment of Addictions: Historical Perspectives and Future Prospects Mitchell B. Liester Current Drug Abuse Reviews, 2014, 7, 146-156 1874-4745/14 $58.00+.00 © 2014 Bentham Science Publishers Abstract : Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a semisynthetic compound with strong psychoactive properties. Chemically related to serotonin, LSD was initially hypothesized to produce a psychosislike state. Later, LSD was reported to have benefits in the treatment of addictions. However, widespread indiscriminate use and reports of adverse affects resulted in the classification of LSD as an illicit drug with no accepted medical use. This article reviews LSD’s storied history from its discovery, to its use [...]
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