After more than sixty years we are still unclear whether LSD has a place in clinical psychiatry

Abstract

Dear Editor, The use of the psychedelic Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) has again provoked scientific debate over its efficacy and safety. In the 1950s-1960s LSD was used in psychotherapy for treating depression, anxiety related to terminal cancer, addiction, and pain. (...)

Keywords

• based therapy
• depressive disorders
• neurobiological effects
• psychedelic reaction