Introduction 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.

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