LSD Psychotherapy

Pros And Cons Of Psychedelic Therapy

Some of the advantages of psychedelic therapy are practical, others are of a theoretical nature. In general, the therapeutic changes achieved in a single psychedelic session are much more dramatic and profound than those observed as a result of a single psycholvtic session. Certain aspects of the psychedelic treatment technique represent a great acceleration and deepening of the therapeutic process, as well as a definite increase in its efficacy and safety. This approach seems to have fully...

Summary And Conclusion

Two-thirds of the existing in vitro studies have reported some degree of increased chromosomal breakage following exposure to illicit or pure LSD. With one exception, these changes were observed with concentrations of LSD and durations of exposure that far exceeded the dosages commonly used in humans. In none of the studies was there a clear dosage-response relationship. Since similar findings have been reported with many commonly used substances, including artificial sweeteners, aspirin,...

Teratogenic Effects Of Lsd

It has been frequently hypothesized in the past that LSD may be a potential cause of abortions, fetal wastage and congenital malformations. The actual experimental studies of the effect of LSD on embryonic development have been made primarily in rodents. Since free transplacental transfer of LSD has been demonstrated in an autoradiographic study performed by Idanp n-lieikkil and Schoolar, (56) it is conceivable that it might influence the developing fetus. In this study, the injected LSD...

Role Of Lsd In Personal Growth And Selfactualiza Tion

During the years of intensive LSD research, the major focus was on basic psycho-pathological investigation, psychiatric therapy, or some quite specific uses, such as enhancement of artistic expression or mediation of a religious experience. Relatively little attention was paid to the value that psychedelic experiences could have for the personal development of normal individuals. In the mid-sixties, this issue emerged in an elemental and explosive fashion in a wave of massive non-supervised...