Psychopathology Of LSD Intoxication
Archives of General Psychiatry August 1, 1964 DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1964.01720260045006 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | LSD |
| Keywords | Psychopathology Hallucinogen Clinical psychology Poison control Injury prevention Medical emergency |
| Citations | 9 |
| Key findings | The effect of LSD on humans is too variable to permit identification with schizophrenia. |
Abstract
A. Hofmann first noted that extraordinary psychic symptoms were induced by LSD-25 (D-lysergic acid diethylamide). Subsequently, W. A. Stoll25and G. Condrau5discussed these symptoms from a phenomenological point of view. Since then numerous studies have been made including those by J. Delay,7M. Rinkel,21W. Frederking,8,9S. Salvatore,22and H. Isbell and associates.12In spite of these investigations, there is, however, no general agreement concerning the interpretation of the so-called LSD-psychosis. Certain of these presumed or inferred that a certain chemical substance might indeed cause schizophrenia. It is clear, however, that all of the LSD symptoms cannot have a necessary relationship to schizophrenia because, as confirmed by many authors, these vary according to the subjects and dosage, among other factors. The effect of LSD on the human subject is too variable to permit the identification of