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. 1969 Nov 29;101(11):53–57.

Complications of Therapy with Lysergide

R Denson
PMCID: PMC1946366  PMID: 5353149

Abstract

All known complications which occurred during and after LSD treatment of 237 psychiatric patients on an open ward of a general hospital are described and classified. The results imply that clinical research with lysergide can be carried out in similar settings with relative safety.

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