The first applications of mescaline in psychiatry: The case of Madame Louise Françoise R. and its contemporary relevance
Neuropharmacology October 15, 2025 Marion Hendrickx, Antoine Dampierre, Emmanuel Drouin 1 citation
At the beginning of the 20th century, while psychiatric knowledge remained limited, some physicians were already exploring innovative experimental paths. This article presents an unpublished clinical case of a patient, Madame Louise Françoise R., treated with mescaline in 1930 by Henri Claude and Henri Ey at Sainte-Anne in Paris, four years before their official publication on the subject. The...