How to change your mind : what the new science of psychedelics teaches us about consciousness, dying, addiction, depression, and transcendence
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Published
[New York, New York] : Random House Large Print, [2018].
Edition
First large print edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 674 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
Status
San Luis Obispo Library - Large Print Nonfiction
615.7883 P771 PBK
1 available
615.7883 P771 PBK
1 available
Atascadero Library - Large Print Nonfiction
615.7883 P771 PBK
2 available
615.7883 P771 PBK
2 available
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San Luis Obispo Library - Large Print Nonfiction | 615.7883 P771 PBK | On Shelf |
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Atascadero Library - Large Print Nonfiction | 615.7883 P771 PBK | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Psychological aspects.
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Public opinion.
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Research.
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Therapeutic use.
Large type books.
Mental illness -- Alternative treatment.
Pollan, Michael -- Mental health.
Psychotherapy patients -- Biography.
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Psychological aspects.
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Public opinion.
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Research.
Hallucinogenic drugs -- Therapeutic use.
Large type books.
Mental illness -- Alternative treatment.
Pollan, Michael -- Mental health.
Psychotherapy patients -- Biography.
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Published
[New York, New York] : Random House Large Print, [2018].
Format
Large Print
Edition
First large print edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-622) and index.
Description
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.
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