Psychedelic Medicine : The Healing Powers of LSD, MDMA, Psilocybin, and Ayahuasca

About the Author

INTRODUCTION
What's Happening in America?

ONE
LSD: A Powerful Tool

The Biochemistry of Changes in Consciousness
David Nichols, PhD

LSD Brain-Imaging Studies
Amanda Feilding

Observations from 4,000 LSD Sessions
Stanislav Grof, MD, PhD

The Condensed Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
James Fadiman, PhD

TWO
MDMA: Heart Medicine
Drawing a Map from "X" to Rx
Rick Doblin, PhD

Pioneering Government-Approved Research
Charles Grob, MD

Demonstrating MDMA's Safety and Efficacy in Treating End-of-Life Anxiety
Phil Wolfson, MD

MDMA for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Michael Mithoefer, MD, and Annie Mithoefer, BSN

THREE
Psilocybin

Spiritual Psychopharmacology
Roland Griffiths, PhD, and Katherine MacLean, PhD

Seeking Solace for the Terminally Ill
Charles Grob, MD

Psilocybin and Depression
Amanda Feilding

FOUR
Ayahuasca: Teacher Plant

Hard Science in the Amazon
Charles Grob, MD

Plants Meet People
Dennis McKenna, PhD

The Science of the Sacred
Rick Doblin, PhD

FIVE
Psychiatric Prescription Drugs: Tired Soldiers

Questioning the Psychiatric Paradigm
Robert Whitaker

Resisting the "New Normal" of Overmedication
Julie Holland, MD

EPILOGUE
FDA Approval by 2021?

An Optimistic Forecast
Rick Doblin, PhD

Acknowledgments

Index
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"Imagine that you could ask almost every noteworthy psychedelic researcher not only to discuss their work in depth outside of the jargon of heavy journal descriptions but also to discuss the implications of their work and where it will be going in the future. Imagine an interviewer that knows the research backward and forward and presses each person to think in new directions. It's all there in Psychedelic Medicine. I have been hoping for some years that there would be a book that I could point to that includes almost everything that's going on. This is as close as we're likely going to get. I'm in the book as well which is why I can attest to Miller's knowledgeable and invaluable questioning." * James Fadiman, PhD, microdose researcher and author of The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide * "We love Dr. Richard Miller's perceptive, up-close-and-personal interviews with the courageous pioneers of the psychedelic renaissance. Psychedelic Medicine is a treasure trove of insights into psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy's well-documented ability to facilitate lasting healing and life-changing mystical experience." * Jerry and Julie Brown, coauthors of The Psychedelic Gospels * "Lively, in-depth, and insightful interviews with both pioneering and contemporary members of the psychedelic research community. An excellent introduction to many of the themes and figures involved in the recent resurgence of clinical studies with these drugs." * Rick Strassman, MD, author of DMT: The Spirit Molecule * "Fascinating conversations between a veteran explorer of altered states of consciousness and many of the leading lights in a new wave of research into psychedelic-assisted therapy. Brings together the science and spirituality of the entheogenic revival." * Don Lattin, author of Changing Our Minds: Psychedelic Sacraments and the New Psychotherapy * "An amazing and inspiring read. Dr. Miller has cultivated provocative conversations with luminaries in the field of psychedelic research as well as some solid criticism of modern psychiatry." * Julie Holland, MD, editor of The Pot Book and Ecstasy: The Complete Guide * "Psychedelic Medicine is a fascinating book published at exactly the right moment--when there is more psychedelic psychotherapy research than any other time in the last 50 years. This book is an excellent introduction for those who want to better understand the emergence of psychedelic psychotherapy." * Rick Doblin, PhD, executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies *
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Dr. Richard Louis Miller, MA, PhD, has been a clinical psychologist for more than 50 years. He is host of the syndicated talk radio show, Mind Body Health & Politics. The founder of the nationally acclaimed Cokenders Alcohol and Drug Program, he has been a faculty member at the University of Michigan and Stanford University, an advisor on the President's Commission on Mental Health, a founding board member of the Gestalt Institute of San Francisco, and a member of the national board of directors for the Marijuana Policy Project. He lives in Fort Bragg and Wilbur Hot Springs, California.
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