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Book TitleLsd Psychotherapy (4th Edition) : the Healing Potential of Psychedelic Medicine

Number of Pages374 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicEntheogens & Visionary Substances, Psychiatry / Psychopharmacology

IllustratorYes

GenreBody, Mind & Spirit, Medical

AuthorStanislav Grof

FormatTrade Paperback

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Reviews"[Grof's work] is the most important contribution to personality theory in several decades." -Abraham Maslow, founder of Humanistic Psychology "If I am the father of LSD, Stan Grof is the godfather. Nobody has contributed as much as Stan for the development of my problem child." -Dr. Albert Hofmann, research chemist and author of LSD: My Problem Child "I know of no work that so well incorporates the findings of Freud, Jung and Rank, adding fresh insights, which the methods of those psychotherapists could never have achieved. I do not doubt that many others working in this field would find Dr. Grof's discoveries a basis for a whole new strategy of research." -Jean Houston, PhD, The Foundation for Mind Research

Table Of ContentIntroduction to the Fourth Edition by Albert Hofmann Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1. HISTORY OF LSD THERAPY The Discovery of LSD And its Psychedelic Effects Early Laboratory and Clinical LSD Research Therapeutic Experimentation with LSD. Studies of Chemotherapeutic Properties of LSD LSD-Assisted Psychotherapy The Need for a Comprehensive Theory of LSD Research 2. CRITICAL VARIABLES IN LSD THERAPY Pharmacological Effects of LSD Personality of the Subject Personality of the Therapist or Guide Set and Setting of the Sessions 3. PSYCHOLYTIC AND PSYCHEDELIC THERAPIES WITH LSD TOWARDS AN INTEGRATION OF APPROACHES The Search for an Effective Technique of LSD Psychotherapy Advantages and Drawbacks of the Psycholytic Approach Pros and Cons of Psychedelic Therapy 4. PRINCIPLES OF LSD PSYCHOTHERAPY The Preparation Method Psychedelic Sessions Integration of the Drug Experiences 5. COMPLICATIONS OF PSYCHEDELIC THERAPY: OCCURRENCE, PREVENTION AND THERAPEUTIC MEASURES Physical and Emotional Contraindications Critical Situations in LSD Sessions Adverse Aftereffects of LSD Psychotherapy Prevention and Management of Complications in LSD Psychotherapy 6. THE COURSE OF LSD PSYCHOTHERAPY Changes in the Content of Psychedelic Sessions Emotional and Psychosomatic Changes in the Post-Session Intervals Long-Term Changes in the Personality Structure, World-View and Hierarchy of Base Values 7. INDICATIONS FOR LSD PSYCHOTHERAPY, THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL, AND CLINICAL RESULTS Problems in the Evaluation of Clinical Results Depression, Neuroses and Psychosomatic Symptoms Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Character Disorders and Sexual Deviations Borderline Psychotic States and Endogenous Psychoses Emotional Distress and Physical Pain of Dying Individuals 8.NON-THERAPEUTIC USES OF LSD Training Session of Mental Health Professionals Administration of LSD to Creative Individuals Drug-Induced Religious and Mystical Experiences Role of LSD in Personal Growth and Self-Actualization Use of LSD in the Development of Paranormal Abilities 9. EFFECTIVE THERAPEUTIC MECHANISMS OF LSD THERAPY Intensification of Conventional Therapeutic Mechanisms Changes in the Dynamics of Governing Systems Therapeutic Potential of the Death-Rebirth Process Therapeutic Mechanisms of the Transpersonal Level EPILOGUE: THE FUTURE OF LSD PSYCHOTHERAPY BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDIX I CRISIS INTERVENTION IN SITUATIONS RELATED TO UNSUPERVISED USE OF PSYCHEDELICS APPENDIX II THE EFFECTS OF LSD ON CHROMOSOMES, GENETIC MUTATION, FETAL DEVELOPMENT AND MALIGNANCY REFERENCES INDEX STANISLAV GROF RECEIVES VACLAV HAVEL AWARD October 2007 by R.M. Crockford STAN GROF: ON THE OCCASION OF THE DAGMAR AND VACLAV HAVEL FOUNDATION VIZE 97 PRIZE AFTERWORD: THE PSYCHEDELIC RESEARCH RENAISSANCE A Review of Recent Psychedelic Psychotherapy Research by L. Jerome, Ph.D., Valerie Mojeiko, Rick Doblin, Ph.D ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

SynopsisThe sensationalism surrounding the widespread use of LSD in the late 1960s and the subsequent legislative overkill virtually ended psychotherapeutic LSD research. Much of what had been learned over thirty years of scientific medical study was so distorted or suppressed that no objective overview was available to the general reader except for this book. LSD Psychotherapy is a complete account of a remarkable chapter in the ever-continuing inquiry into our transpersonal nature and origins. The controlled studies described in this book reveal exciting and challenging data about the nature of human consciousness, perception, and reality itself. Drawing on this work, Stanislav Grof outlines a new cartography of the human mind, one which accounts for experiences such as shamanic trances, near-death experiences and altered states of consciousness. This vision is also the foundation for Dr. Grof's revolutionary Holotropic Breathwork techniques. This book is also a visual feast, with numerous color drawings and paintings created by research participants (see featured artist Sherana Harriette Frances' book, Drawing It Out: Befriending the Unconscious. Many of these depict archetypal images from the collective human consciousness, forming a powerful addition to the text. LSD Psychotherapy is a valuable source of information for those who are involved with LSD in any way, whether as parents, teachers, researchers, legislators, or students of the human psyche. The approach to healing described in this book is inspired by the eternal desire of humankind for wholeness and an enduring grasp of reality., LSD Psychotherapy is a complete account of a remarkable chapter in the ever-continuing inquiry into our transpersonal nature and origins. The sensationalism surrounding the widespread use of LSD in the late 1960s and the subsequent legislative overkill virtually ended psychotherapeutic LSD research. Much of what had been learned over thirty years of scientific medical study was so distorted or suppressed that no objective overview was available to the general reader except for this book. The controlled studies described in this book reveal exciting and challenging data about the nature of human consciousness, perception, and reality itself. Drawing on this work, Stanislav Grof outlines a new cartography of the human mind, one which accounts for experiences such as shamanic trances, near-death experiences and altered states of consciousness. This vision is also the foundation for Dr. Grof's revolutionary Holotropic Breathwork techniques. This book is also a visual feast, with numerous color drawings and paintings created by research participants (see featured artist Sherana Harriette Frances' book, Drawing It Out: Befriending the Unconscious ). Many of these depict archetypal images from the collective human consciousness, forming a powerful addition to the text. LSD Psychotherapy is a valuable source of information for those who are involved with LSD in any way, whether as parents, teachers, researchers, legislators, or students of the human psyche. The approach to healing described in this book is inspired by the eternal desire of humankind for wholeness and an enduring grasp of reality.