The phenomenology of the psychotic break and Huxley's trip: Substance use and the onset of psychosis

Psychopathology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 346-355

  Nelson, Barnaby ^a   Sass, Louis A ^b  

^a ORYGEN RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hallucinogen; Phenomenology; Psychosis onset; Substance use

Indexed keywords

PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

AFFECT; AWARENESS; DELUSIONS; HALLUCINATIONS; HALLUCINOGENS; HUMANS; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MESCALINE; MYSTICISM; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ALIENATION; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 50549089656     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000152376     Document Type: Article

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