LSD Research: The Impact of Lay Publicity
American Journal of Psychiatry November 1, 1968 Charles Clay Dahlberg, Ruth Mechaneck, Stanley Feldstein 25 citations
Publicity about LSD and other hallucinogens negatively affected ongoing research. A survey of 29 investigators found that 19 reported harm from the publicity, including difficulty recruiting appropriate subjects, changes in attitudes of current participants, altered behavior of research personnel, and the discontinuation of several projects.