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Can psychedelics have a role in psychiatry once again?

Ben Sessa

The British Journal of Psychiatry June 1, 2005 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.186.6.457 via OpenAlex

Summary

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Psychedelic and hallucinogenic drugs, including LSD, mescaline, psilocybin, MDMA, and DMT, are widely distributed in nature and have been used by humans for thousands of years. The abstract does not report any specific findings, arguments, or conclusions beyond this historical and natural occurrence.

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Characteristics Peer reviewed
Topics LSD MDMA Mescaline Psilocybin
Keywords Hallucinogen
Citations 97
Key finding Psychedelic drugs occur in abundance in nature and have a long history of human use.

Abstract

Psychedelic or hallucinogenic drugs such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), 3, 4, 5-trimethoxy-β-phenethylamine (mescaline), psilocybin, 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamph-etamine (MDMA), N, N-dimethyltrypta-mine (DMT) and their relations occur in abundance throughout the natural world, and have been used by humankind for thousands of years.

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