The Psychedelic Policy Quagmire: Health, Law, Freedom, and Society (Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1440839700 ISBN 13: 9781440839702

Publisher: Praeger, 2015

Synopsis

Edited by two preeminent scholars, this book provides coverage of the policy issues related to the increasingly diverse treatments, practices, and applications of psychedelics.

· Covers history, law, social use, intellectual and sacramental practice, and current medical research, bringing the debate about psychedelic drugs up to date for the 21st century

· Summarizes evidence regarding the positive therapeutic effects of psychoactive drugs to show why regulations need to be changed

· Encompasses the work of the leading international researchers in the field

· Includes personal observations, vignettes, and narratives

About this title

Book Description:

Psychedelic drugs can be effective in dealing with everything from depression to PTSD.

About the Author:

J. Harold Ellens, PhD, is a retired university professor of philosophy and psychology, a retired Presbyterian theologian and pastor, a retired U.S. Army chaplain (Colonel), and executive director emeritus of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies.

Thomas B. Roberts, PhD, is an emeritus professor of educational psychology at Northern Illinois University, where he taught Foundations of Psychedelic Studies as an Honors Program Seminar.

About this edition

• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1440839700
• ISBN 13: 9781440839702
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 440
• Editor: Ellens J. Harold, Ph.D. Thomas B. Roberts