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William A. Richards

Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine

28 papers in the library · 5,365 citations · publishing 1970-2026

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MDA-ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH NEUROTIC OUTPATIENTS

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease October 1, 1976 Richard Yensen, Francesco B. Di Leo, John Rhead et al. 51 citations

Ten neurotic patients (five males and five females) were treated over a period of 2 to 6 months (mean, 4.1) as outpatients. The study allowed for a maximum of 75 hours of psychotherapy (mean, 51.55 hours). During the course of treatment, two to four (mean, 3.5) administrations of MDA (3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) were employed as adjunctive aids in an effort to enhance the psychotherapeutic...

DOI: 10.1097/00005053-197610000-00002 (opens in new tab) Anxiety Neuroticism Rating scale Depression economics +5

LSD-Assisted Psychotherapy in Patients with Terminal Cancer

International Pharmacopsychiatry 1973 Stanislav Grof, Louis E. Goodman, William A. Richards et al. 212 citations

The paper describes the results of a clinical study exploring the potential of a complex psychotherapeutic program utilizing psychedelic compounds to alleviate the emotional and physical suffering of cancer patients. A total of 60 cancer patients participated in this experimental study. In 44 of these patients, LSD (200-500 p%per os) was administered as an adjunct to psychotherapy; in 19...

DOI: 10.1159/000467984 (opens in new tab) Terminal cancer Terminal telecommunication Psychotherapist Terminal care