The Psychedelic Movement (sociology paper)

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http://www.zaxistv.com/sociology/1960s/psychedelic.htm

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teleytaia eginan kapoies anafores gia to LSD se politikes ekpompes ths TV

kaneis den fanike na exei provlima sto logo toy LSD kai twn ypoloipwn parais8hsiogonwn otan sygkri8ikan me ayto poy lene psychikes epi8eseis kai to poso paromoia einai , opws to poso pio epikindyno mporei na yparxei to 2o (kati se 100 fores xeirotero legetai) an fantastei dld kai kaneis, oti to lsd katarxhn paraskeyastike gia farmakologikoys logoys.. shmera xrhsimopoieitai akoma apo kapoia instituta se elvetia klp mazi me mdma gia paketomenes pa8hseis..

http://www.maps.org/news-letters/v05n3/05303psy.html


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Quality of Life
Fully 84.3% of the patients reported an improved quality of life; 3.3% reported a worsened quality of life. Better self-acceptance was reported by 81.8%; 2.5% reported decreased self-acceptance. More autonomy was reported by 67.8% of the respondents; 2.5% reported less autonomy. Since demographic data such as family status, livelihood and housing generally remained stable, the increased degree of autonomy probably refers to the patients' estimates of their inner independence.

Social Behavior
Improved relationships with family were reported by 81% of respondents, worsened relationships were reported by 3.3%. Involvement with work was improved in 57% of respondents, worsened in 2.5%.

Spiritual Life
About seven of ten patients (73.6%) said that they had a better approach to the Divine; .08% felt their approach was worse. About six of ten (57.9%) felt less fear of death; 1.7% felt more fear. The impact of the treatment on the spiritual lives of the subjects is based mainly on the content of the psycholytic experiences themselves. All of the three therapists consider themselves to be psychotherapists and not spiritual teachers. A dissertation by Benz (1989) discusses the personalities and techniques of the Swiss psycholytic therapists.