The Differences between LSD Psychosis and Schizophrenia
Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal August 1, 1973 DOI: 10.1177/070674377301800413 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractPatients with LSD-induced psychoses resembling schizophrenia were compared to patients whose schizophrenia developed without drug use. Clinical features and family incidence of schizophrenia were examined. Observed differences appear to confirm the view that LSD psychoses and schizophrenic illnesses are distinct states, clinically distinguishable based on heredity, perceptual symptoms, and secondary hallucinations.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Observational cohort Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Patients with LSD-induced psychoses resembling schizophrenia and patients with schizophrenia without drug use |
| Intervention | LSD |
| Keywords | Psychosis Schizophrenia object-oriented programming Psychology Psychiatry Medicine |
| Citations | 13 |
| Key finding | LSD-induced psychoses and schizophrenic illnesses are distinct states distinguishable by heredity, perceptual symptoms, and secondary hallucinations. |
Abstract
RésuméLes auteurs ont comparé des patients souffrant, à la suite de l'ingestion de LSD, de psychoses semblables à la schizophrénie, à des patients chez qui la schizophrénie est apparue en l'absence de l'emploi de drogues. Ils ont examiné les traits cliniques des syndromes et l'incidence familiale de la schizophrénie. Ils exposent en détail les différences observées; elles semblent confirmer l'opinion que les psychoses dues au LSD et les maladies schizophréniques constituent des états différents, qu'on peut distinguer cliniquement en se basant sur l'hérédité, sur les symptômes de perception et sur les hallucinations secondaires.