Annotated Bibliography #1

Aimee Gundlach

English 1020

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Annotated Bibliography

Psychedelic Research: Annotated Bibliography

Sessa, Ben. “Can psychedelics have a role in psychiatry once again?”. Oxford:

The British Journal of Psychiatry (2004). 186: 457-458. MRCPsych. Web. 9 Feb.

In this article, Ben Sessa includes the history and current status on psychedelics and their role in psychiatry. He begins by summarizing how psychedelics became so popular among the 1960’s culture. He mentions the history of psychedelic research performed by scientists in the 60’s and 70’s. Sessa includes accounts given by researchers during this period, and how scientists believe that psychedelics can be used as tools for psychotherapy. He then explains how and why psychedelic research came to a sudden halt due to the government ban on psychedelics because of the misuse among the 60’s culture. Then, Sessa includes the current research around the world and how it is slowly emerging back into the scientific world. He mentions current studies that are being done in Spain, Israel, and the USA. He concludes his article by stating the importance of continuing to research psychedelics because of their proven ability to be used as important tools in psychotherapy.