How to change your mind : what the new science of psychedelics teaches us about consciousness, dying, addiction, depression, and transcendence /

How to change your mind : what the new science of psychedelics teaches us about consciousness, dying, addiction, depression, and transcendence /

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Author / Creator:Pollan, Michael, author.
Imprint:New York : Penguin Press, 2018.
©2018
�2018
Description:xii, 465 pages ; 25 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Pollan, Michael -- Mental health.
Pollan, Michael.
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Therapeutic use.
Psychotherapy patients -- Biography.
Hallucinogens.
Mental illness -- Alternative treatment.
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Therapeutic use.
Mental health.
Psychotherapy patients.
Autobiographies.
Autobiographies.
Biography.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11564722
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ISBN:9781594204227
1594204225
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"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 the experience of various altered states of consciousness, along with a dive deep into both the latest brain science and the thriving underground community of psychedelic therapists ..."--
Other form:Online version: Pollan, Michael. How to change your mind. New York : Penguin Press, 2018 9780525558941

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