LSD Therapy, Experiments

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Abstract

20 screened normal Ss given fixed doses of 3 psychotomimetics reported mostly somatic and perceptual effects and comparatively few schizophrenic symptoms. 11 Ss on another psychotomimetic showed symptoms of toxic delirium. 78 professional raters were asked to determine whether Ss were schizophrenic or under the influence of psychotomimetics on the basis of a brief taped interview with 6 drugged Ss and 6 schizophrenics. They could do so with a high degree of success. Clinical syndromes induced by drugs differ from those occurring in schizophrenia. The relevance of drug states for understanding schizophrenia is questioned. From Psyc Abstracts 36:05:5DK80H. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)