The Effects of LSD on Body Sway Suggestibility in a Group of Hospital Patients
The British Journal of Psychiatry March 1, 1967 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.113.496.277 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Clinical impression or observational case series Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Patients undergoing short-term therapy with LSD |
| Intervention | LSD |
| Dose | 75 μg to 200 μg |
| Duration | One to six sessions |
| Topics | LSD |
| Keywords | Suggestibility Hypnosis Psychotherapist Clinical psychology |
| Citations | 27 |
| Key findings | LSD appeared to increase patient suggestibility, making therapeutic remarks more effective during intoxication than in ordinary interviews. |
Abstract
In carrying out short term therapy involving one to six sessions with doses of 75 μ g. to 200 μ g. of LSD, the author gained a definite clinical impression that suggestibility was influenced by LSD, although there is little mention of such a parameter in the classification of LSD effects. Remarks meant to be helpful sometimes proved much more effective whilst patients were influenced by LSD than when they had been given in ordinary interview. Classification of the phenomena of LSD intoxication may have therapeutic orientation and dynamic concepts or it may draw on purely descriptive terms with symptomatic significance.
Comparable studies
Other case reports and case series on LSD, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lasting Neuropsychiatric Sequelae of (??)Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (???Ecstasy???) in Recreational Users Persons who ingested large doses of MDMA | 1991 | Case study | n = 2 |
| Further Studies in the Therapeutic Value of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide in Mental Illness Patients with mental illness | 1957 | Case series | |
| Coma, Hyperthermia, and Bleeding Associated with Massive LSD Overdose a Report of Eight Cases People who self-administered large amounts of pure LSD powder intranasally | 1975 | Case series | n = 8 |
| Using a MDMA- and LSD-Group Therapy Model in Clinical Practice in Switzerland and Highlighting the Treatment of Trauma-Related Disorders Patients with chronic complex post-traumatic stress disorder (c-PTSD), dissociative,... | 2022 | Case series | |
| Persistent Palinopsia Following Ingestion of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) Patients who developed persistent palinopsia after LSD ingestion | 1996 | Case series | n = 3 |
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