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Ronald Ramsay

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Treatment of Chronic Alcoholism with Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal June 1, 1963 S.E. Jensen, Ronald Ramsay

In this paper we have described some aspects of the LSD-25 treatment given to alcoholics in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. The three main therapeutic reactions discussed are (1) abreaction, (2) the transcendental experience and (3) break-down of inappropriate defence mechanisms. Some case histories are given to illustrate these therapeutic reactions and to give an idea of the kind of person who can be...