History of Psychology

Psychedelics and psychotherapy in Canada: Humphry Osmond and Aldous Huxley.

This investigative article highlights how psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy was used and developed in the 1950s, mainly in Canada by Humphry Osmond. It concludes that the relative isolation of the hospital enabled the research/therapy to stay away from conventions and look for collaborators outside psychiatry.

Published

August 1, 2018

Journal

History of Psychology

Authors

Dyck, E., Farrell, P.