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The psychedelic renaissance : reassessing the role of psychedelic drugs in 21st century psychiatry and society / Ben Sessa ; [forewords by Rick Doblin and David Nutt].

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The psychedelic renaissance : reassessing the role of psychedelic drugs in 21st century psychiatry and society / Ben Sessa ; [forewords by Rick Doblin and David Nutt].

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Publisher

London : Muswell Hill Press, 2012.

Date

2012.

Call Numbers

G 2013/2315

Record Identifier

74VKZ233M3Ag

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991018529009702626

Language

English

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x, 237 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: Apocalypse, Now and Then -- What Can the Psychedelics Offer Us? -- Defining Psychedelic Drugs -- Brain Toxins -- Sacramental Gifts -- Alien Visitors -- Dangerous Drugs of Abuse -- Research and Clinical Tools -- The Joy of Hippie Culture -- ch. 1 Personal Reflection -...

Contents note continued: 6.Increased sensitivity to the feelings of others -- 7.Religious or spiritual experience -- 8.Being at one with the universe -- 9.Psychotic/delirious changes -- As a Neuroscientist, What Does All This Mean? -- 1.Unity -- 2.Objectivity and reality -- 3.Transcendence of space...

Contents note continued: Some Common Psychedelic Substances in More Detail -- 1.LSD -- 2.Psilocybin -- 3.N, N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) -- 4.Mescaline -- 5.3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) -- 6.Ketamine -- 7.Some Other Phenethylamines -- ch. 3 Early Pioneers of the First and Second Psychedeli...

Contents note continued: Things Start to Change and Doctors Get Nervous -- A Good Thing Turned Sour, But Outcomes Remain Good -- Did Psychedelic Therapy Actually Work in the 1960s? -- The Anti-Psychiatry Psychiatrist with a Passion for LSD -- Prohibition and Ecstasy -- ch. 4 The Prehistory and Ancie...

Contents note continued: Spaghetti Monsters and Pot Head Pixies -- The Varieties of Religious and Psychedelic Experiences -- Wrestling Bliss Off the Church -- Conclusion and Confusion about Collusion with the Delusion -- ch. 5 Hippie Heydays, Ravers and the Birth of Ecstasy -- Meet the Hippies -- Wh...

Contents note continued: LSD, Computer Geeks and Green Activists: A New Age of Social Enlightenment -- It's Not All Over Yet -- Ecstasy is Upon Us -- The Grandfather of MDMA Meets His Grandson for the First Time -- MDMA Becomes Too Popular, Gets Banned and MAPS is Born -- Banning MDMA Gives Birth to...

Contents note continued: From Double-helix DNA to San Franciscan Hippies and Geeks with Mice -- Clinical Applications for Psychedelic Creativity: Autism -- The Future Looks Creative for Psychedelic Research -- ch. 7 Modern Uses of Natural Plant and Fungi Psychedelics -- Wasson All the Fuss About? --...

Contents note continued: Being a P̀sychedelic Consultant' for Music Television -- If in South Africa, One Must Try the Plant Sceletium -- When in Australia You May Wish to Consider Cane Toad Licking? -- If You Get to Tonga, You May Want to Check Out the Kava -- Next Stop India, for Indian Snakeroot...

Contents note continued: 5.The Gaia Media Foundation -- 6.Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics -- 7.Breaking Convention -- 8.The Open Foundation -- 9.Erowid -- 10.Bluelight -- 11.Shroom with a View -- 12.Neurosoup -- 13.Reality Sandwich -- 14.Regeneration -- 15.Psychedelic Spirituality Forum -- 16...

Contents note continued: MDMA: Are We Throwing the Baby Out with the Bathwater? -- Those Evil Blacks and Mexican Drug Users -- Just How Dangerous is MDMA? -- How Frequently are Clinical Syndromes Attributed to Ecstasy Use? -- Unscientific Attitudes Affecting Medical Research -- The Socio-political A...

Contents note continued: Summary of this Book and Orientation for Future Direction.

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Publisher

London : Muswell Hill Press, 2012.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

2012.

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The psychedelic renaissance : reassessing the role of psychedelic drugs in 21st century psychiatry and society / Ben Sessa ; [forewords by Rick Doblin and David Nutt].

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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G 2013/2315

Record Identifier

74VKZ233M3Ag

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1908995009 (pbk.)

9781908995001 (pbk.)

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615.7883

MMS ID

991018529009702626

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