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A Phenomenological Comparison of Lsd and Schizophrenic States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Barry Young
Barry Young*
Affiliation:
Munroe Wing and Clinic, Harding House, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Extract

The possibility of understanding self and others through the use of drugs has entertained and intrigued the imagination of man for centuries. The accidental discovery of d-lysergic acid diethylamide-25 (LSD) by Hofman in 1943 brought this possibility closer to realization than ever before.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 124 , Issue 578 , January 1974 , pp. 64 - 74
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1974 

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Footnotes

∗.

Summarized from a thesis which was submitted by the author in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Master of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus.

A synopsis of this paper was published in the July 1973 Journal.

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