How to Change Your Mind
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
[New York, New York] : Random House Large Print, [2018]
Format: Large Print
Edition: First large print edition.
Description: xii, 674 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third. Thus began a singular adventure into various altered states of consciousness, along with a dive deep into both the latest brain science and the thriving underground community of psychedelic therapists. Pollan sifts the historical record to separate the truth about these mysterious drugs from the myths that have surrounded them since the 1960s, when a handful of psychedelic evangelists inadvertently catalyzed a powerful backlash against what was then a promising field of research.
Subjects:
Pollan, Michael -- Mental health.
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Psychological aspects.
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Research.
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Therapeutic use.
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Public opinion.
Psychotherapy patients -- Biography.
Mental illness -- Alternative treatment.
Large type books.
Pollan, Michael -- Mental health.
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Psychological aspects.
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Research.
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Therapeutic use.
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Public opinion.
Psychotherapy patients -- Biography.
Mental illness -- Alternative treatment.
Large type books.
ISBN:
9780525631941
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LP PSYCHOLOGY Pol | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Large Print Nonfiction | Out (Due: 5/3/2024) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-622) and index.