[DRUGS] [LSD] ABRAMSON, Dr Harold ABiblio.com
The Use of LSD in Psychotherapy; Transactions of a Conference on d-Lysergic Acid Diethylamide LSD-25 April 2223 and 24 1959 Princeton N.J.
1960rif. 82151New York: Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation 1960. First Edition. Octavo. 23.5cm. Publisher's grey-green cloth boards titled in gilt to spine. 304pp. Light scuffing and rubbing to extremities sunning to the spine with some dulling of the gilt minor bumping to spine ends a very good copy. Internally clean lengthy gift inscription to front flyleaf where the initials LSD are given several new definitions: "Lewd Sexy and Devil May Care" being a catchy example. Illustrated throughout with folding chart. An early attempt to analyse and discuss the effects upon and potential to treat a case group of psychiatric patients utilising LSD as a method of accessing their subconscious to facilitate understanding of their behavior. Essentially an extended question and answer session between a distinguished group of medical authorities ranging from Paul Hoch of Columbia's Dept. of Psychiatry Gregory Bateson of the VA a number of specialists in addiction and recovery Cecilia Jett-Jackson of Sandoz Pharmaceuticals who at least partially sponsored the conference and a number of others. Details are given of treatments and results additional experiments upon lab animals a 300 item list of patient responses at various stages of treatment whilst under the influence of the drug and a number of conclusions both positive and negative that the conference reached. Dr. Harold Abramson now known to have been a part of the CIA's "MK Ultra" program researching potential military applications for hallucinogenics went on the edit a 1967 study leading on from this one entitled "The Use of LSD in Psychotherapy and Alcoholism. Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation unknown
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