Orthomolecular Psychiatry by Hawkins and Pauling Orthomolecular Psychiatry: Treatment of Schizophrenia by David R. Hawkins and Linus Pauling (US) (Canada) Almost Completed This book is often a very technical manual on the treatment of schizophrenia using (mostly) natural therapies with … Continue reading →
Adventures in Psychiatry: The Scientific Memoirs of Dr. Abram Hoffer US Canada Completed This book is a very interesting autobiography by Canadian psychiatrist Abram Hoffer, MD. Dr. Hoffer, starting in the 1950s, investigated the treatment of schizophrenia using (mostly) natural … Continue reading →
Orthomolecular Medicine For Everyone: Megavitamin Therapeutics for Families and Physicians by Abram Hoffer and Andrew W. Saul Completed Orthomolecular medicine is a branch of naturopathic medicine (although Dr. Abram Hoffer was a medical doctor and psychiatrist). Readers might find this … Continue reading →
The following excellent article overlaps with my interest in Abram Hoffer’s writings on schizophrenia. It goes way beyond the subject of terminology. Entheogens: What’s in a Name? The Untold History of Psychedelic Spirituality, Social Control, and the CIA by Jan … Continue reading →
I enjoyed reading this book years ago before I knew anything about MKUltra and LSD research. There are (at least) two sides of this story that I’m interested in. Dr. Hoffer’s information is rationally presented and positive towards the needs … Continue reading →