The Psychedelic Experience - A New Concept in Psychotherapy
Janet Sherwood, Myron J. Stolaroff, Willis W. Harman
Journal of Psychedelic Drugs April 1, 1968 DOI: 10.1080/02791072.1968.10524522 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractBy simultaneously administering massive doses of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and mescaline, the authors aimed to produce a profound and impressive experience for the patient that changes their evaluation of past life experiences, potentially leading to new values and a more realistic frame of reference. The experience is broadly likened to a religious conversion. The paper describes patient preparation, administration and dosage, and the modalities of experience under the drug, with a few short illustrative cases.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Patients |
| Interventions | Lysergic acid diethylamide Mescaline |
| Dose | massive doses |
| Topics | LSD Mescaline |
| Keywords | Psychotherapist Modalities Psychology |
| Citations | 24 |
| Key finding | Simultaneous administration of massive doses of LSD and mescaline can produce a profound experience that may change a patient's evaluation of past life experiences and lead to new values and a more realistic frame of reference. |
Abstract
Abstract The authors, by the simultaneous administration of massive doses of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and mescaline, tried to produce a unique experience for the patient which is to be so profound and impressive that it changes the patient's own evaluation of his past life experiences and consequently may lead him to establish new values and a more realistic frame of reference than had been established before. The experience, in a broad sense, is not unlike a religious conversion. The preparation of the patients for this experience, the mode of administration and dosage, and finally the modalities of experience under the drug are described. A few short illustrative cases are presented.