LSD Reactions: A Family-Research Approach
Beverly Sanborn, Jean Daniels, Sylvia G. Jones, Barbara Salkin, Helen Shonick
International Journal of the Addictions January 1, 1971 DOI: 10.3109/10826087109045563 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA pilot study of patients hospitalized for psychiatric disorders linked to LSD use between 1965 and 1967 found that these individuals tended to come from families marked by strife, faulty communication, and exploitive child-rearing practices. However, these family factors were not unique or remarkable for the age group. The authors concluded that searching for a specific family constellation that breeds LSD or drug users would not be fruitful, as predictions based on such data are unreliable.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Pilot study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Patients hospitalized for psychiatric disorders connected with LSD use at the NPI-UCLA between March 1965 and March 1967 |
| Keywords | Schedule Family history Psychology Point geometry Psychiatry |
| Citations | 8 |
| Key finding | Family factors such as strife, faulty communication, and exploitive child-rearing practices were present but not unique to this group, making predictions of drug use based on family constellation unreliable. |
Abstract
. This pilot study evaluated data accumulated in the medical charts of patients at the NPI-UCLA who had been hospitalized because of psychiatric disorders connected with LSD use, between March 1965 and March 1967. We explored the characteristics of the patients and families by reviewing (1) demographic data, (2) patient drug history, (3) information about family interaction, and (4) the variables of childhood development. We developed a schedule based upon a dynamic interaction model of families. We found that this group tends to come from a family of strife, faulty communication, and frequent exploitive child-rearing practices, factors which are not remarkable or unique for this age group. Based on our study we concluded that it would not be fruitful to look further for a family constellation that, in effect, breeds LSD and/or drug users. From a data point of view, such predictions are unreliable.