A Controlled Trial of Abreaction with Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (Lsd-25)
J. Robinson, Lyndon Davies, E. L. N. S. Sack, Jean Morrissey
The British Journal of Psychiatry 1963 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.109.458.46 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD-25) |
| Topics | LSD |
| Keywords | Catharsis Psychotherapist Psychoanalysis |
| Citations | 18 |
| Key findings | LSD-25 is acclaimed as a valuable aid to psychotherapy, erupting early traumatic experiences with emotional catharsis and enhancing the transference situation. |
Abstract
All who have used lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD-25) acclaim it as a valuable aid to psychotherapy, regarding it as a “deep” abreactive agent, in that in certain cases it erupts early traumatic experiences as far back as infancy, with appropriate emotional catharsis which is believed to be of considerable therapeutic benefit to the patient. It is also claimed that it facilitates and enhances the transference situation.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on LSD, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study of a New Schizophrenomimetic Drug—Sernyl | 1959 | Review | |
| Classic psychedelics: An integrative review of epidemiology, therapeutics, mystical experience, and brain network function. General population | 2019 | Integrative review | |
| The Pharmacology of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide: A Review | 2008 | Review | |
| Serotonin research: contributions to understanding psychoses | 2008 | Review | |
| ADVERSE REACTIONS TO PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS. A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE | 1984 | Review |
Citations in the library
Cited by 8
- The acute effects of classic psychedelics on memory in humans Psychopharmacology January 9, 2021
- LSD in the Treatment of Alcoholism American Journal of Psychiatry October 1, 1969
- Historic psychedelic drug trials and the treatment of anxiety disorders Depression and Anxiety July 5, 2020
- LSD in Chronic Alcoholism Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal June 1, 1964
- A Controlled Study of LSD Treatment in Alcoholism and Neurosis The British Journal of Psychiatry April 1, 1970
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