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Oram, Matthew, 1984-

The trials of psychedelic therapy : LSD psychotherapy in the United States / Matthew Oram. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (ix, 269 pages) : illustrations, portraits

Includes bibliographies and index.

Free experiment : explorations in LSD psychotherapy -- Regulating research : LSD and the FDA -- Proof of efficacy : LSD and the formalization of clinical research -- Against the tide : the Spring Grove experiment -- Elusive efficacy -- The quiet death of research -- Epilogue : resurrection.



ISBN: 9781421426211

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Food and Drug Administration.
United States Food and Drug Administration.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mental illness--Treatment.
LSD (Drug)--Therapeutic use.
Hallucinogenic drugs--Therapeutic use.
Drugs--Research--History.--United States
Mental Disorders--drug therapy.
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide--therapeutic use.
Psychotherapy--methods.
Hallucinogens--therapeutic use.
Pharmaceutical Research--history.
Drug and Narcotic Control--legislation & jurisprudence.
History, 20th Century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic Books.

LC Class. No.: RC483 / .T753 2018