From Psychiatric Clinics to Magical Center: LSD in the Netherlands
The MIT Press eBooks November 21, 2023 DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/14417.003.0023 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical analysis Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | LSD |
| Keywords | Center category theory Magical thinking Alternative medicine |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key points | Argues that Dutch psychedelic history was characterized by the use of LSD therapy for WWII trauma, a playful societal transformation by activists and users into a "Magical Center," and the Netherlands' key role in illegal LSD production and distribution. |
Abstract
Dutch psychedelic history had its own characteristics. In psychiatry, LSD therapy was used for the management of the traumas of World War II; in Dutch society, overlapping groups of activists and psychedelics users were involved in a playful transformation of society into a “Magical Center”; and in economics, the Netherlands became a key player in the illegal production and distribution of LSD worldwide.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on LSD, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Experimental Use of Psychedelic (LSD) Psychotherapy | 1970 | Historical analysis | |
| LSD: My Problem Child | 1981 | Historical analysis | |
| On the Use and Abuse of LSD | 1968 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| The Use of Music in Psychedelic (LSD) Psychotherapy | 1972 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Flashbacks: Recurrent Intrusive Images After the Use of LSD | 1969 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |