LSD Reactions: A Family-Research Approach
Beverly Sanborn, Jean Daniels, Sylvia G. Jones, Barbara Salkin, Helen Shonick
International Journal of the Addictions 1971 DOI: 10.3109/10826087109045563 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pilot study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Patients hospitalized for psychiatric disorders connected with LSD use at the NPI-UCLA between March 1965 and March 1967 |
| Topics | LSD |
| Keywords | Schedule Family history Point geometry |
| Citations | 8 |
| Key points | Family factors such as strife, faulty communication, and exploitive child-rearing practices were present but not unique to this group, making predictions of drug use based on family constellation unreliable. |
Abstract
. This pilot study evaluated data accumulated in the medical charts of patients at the NPI-UCLA who had been hospitalized because of psychiatric disorders connected with LSD use, between March 1965 and March 1967. We explored the characteristics of the patients and families by reviewing (1) demographic data, (2) patient drug history, (3) information about family interaction, and (4) the variables of childhood development. We developed a schedule based upon a dynamic interaction model of families. We found that this group tends to come from a family of strife, faulty communication, and frequent exploitive child-rearing practices, factors which are not remarkable or unique for this age group. Based on our study we concluded that it would not be fruitful to look further for a family constellation that, in effect, breeds LSD and/or drug users. From a data point of view, such predictions are unreliable.
Comparable studies
Other non-randomized and open-label trials on LSD, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The paradoxical psychological effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) Healthy volunteers | 2016 | Within-subjects controlled trial | n = 20 |
| Study of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide as an Analgesic Agent Hospital patients | 1964 | Clinical trial | n = 50 |
| Localization of serotonin 5‐HT2 receptors in living human brain by positron emission tomography using N1‐([11C]‐methyl)‐2‐BR‐LSD Normal human volunteers | 1987 | Clinical trial | n = 7 |
| Psychedelic Therapy Utilizing LSD in the Treatment of the Alcoholic Patient: A Preliminary Report Alcoholic patients | 1967 | Pilot study | n = 69 |
| LSD-induced hallucinogen persisting perception disorder treatment with clonidine: an open pilot study Patients with LSD-induced hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD) | 2000 | Open-label pilot study | n = 8 |