Psychedelic Revolutionaries: Three Medical Pioneers, the Fall of Hallucinogenic Research and the Rise of Big Pharma

ISBN-13: 9781786994363 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 410 str.

P.W. Barber

Opis

A fascinating investigation intoa very strange episode of scientific history. P.W. Barber tells the story of theinvention, practice and downfall of psychedelic psychiatry, revealing how itshaped twentieth century understanding of mental health.

Spis treści

Introduction Part I: Psychedelic Science: The Saskatchewan Experiments (1951-61) 1. Model Psychoses and the Adrenochrome Hypothesis 2. Psychiatric Paradigm Clash 3. Beginning Hallucinogenic Therapy 4. The Other World: Psychedelic Therapy 5. New Frontiers in Psychedelic Research Part II: The Scientific Fallout: Psychedelic Science on Trial (1961-75) 6. The Great Schizophrenia Controversy 7. LSD: A New Hope for Alcoholism? 8. Psychedelic Drug Research, the CIA, and the ’60s Counterculture Epilogue