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GRINENKO, A YA; KRUPITSKY, E M; PALEJ, A I; PETROV, V N; ET AL
(Affective counterattribution in the treatment of alcohol addiction.)
Zhurnal Nevropatologii i Psikhiatrii; 1989 Vol 89(2) 101-105
Applied a 3-stage method of alcoholism therapy involving the use of ketamine: (1) conversations with the patient, (2) use of the affective counterattribution procedure, and (3) group psychotherapy. Human subjects: 155 male Russian adults (aged 25-45 yrs) (chronic alcoholism, Stage 2). This method was the final part of a 3-mo course of treatment. 55 Ss were treated with this method, and 100 received traditional therapy. One-year follow-up of experimental Ss was conducted. Tests used: The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). (English abstract)
HOOPER J; TERESI D
RUSSIAN MIND-CONTROL MACHINE
Would the Buddha Wear a Walkman? pg 232 ISBN 0-671-69373-5
For decades there has been a rumor circulating that the Russians have a machine that acts on people's brains via radio waves. Well, it's not a rumor. It's true, though the machine cannot really 'control' the brain with any specificity. It's called the Lida, and in the 1970's Russian scientists sent us a model as part of a Soviet-American scientific exchange. The Lida turned out to be a crude machine made of vacuum tubes and other components of World War II vintage. But it worked. US Scientists placed a nervous cat in a metal cage and positioned the Lida next to it. When the machine began to hum and broadcast radio waves in the frequency of deep-sleep EEGs, the cat went into a trance. W. Ross Adey, of the Pettis Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital in Loma Linda, California, the scientist to whom the Russians loaned the Lida, comments: 'Instead of taking a Valium to relax yourself, it looks as if a similar result could be achieved with a radio field.' The Soviets claim they have successfully used the Lida to treat insomnia, hypertension, anxiety, and neurotic disturbances. And there are the usual rumors of a more sophisticated machine that controls minds from a distance. Most scientists pooh-pooh this notion. On the other hand, in recent years considerable evidence had been amassed to indicate that the weak electromagnetic fields produced by radar installations, microwaves, video display terminials, and power lines can affect the brain. Is the day too far away when we can focus this energy for beneficial purposes?
MOLCAN, J; ET AL
Possible uses of nootrophic drugs in clinical psychiatry.
Ceskoslovenska Psychiatrie; 1978 Apr Vol 74(2) 52-60
Examined the effects of piracetam (1,200-1,400 mg/d), centrophenoxine 750-1,500 mg/d), and placebo on 20 patients (20-79 yrs old) with qualitative conscience disorders. A battery of psychological tests, including the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scales, were used in addition to overall clinical evaluation. All Ss had basic biochemical investigations made and changes in EEG monitored. Results show that piracetam and centrophenoxin had an active psychotrophic effect. Both drugs proved to be effective in alleviating states of agitation and improving attention and short-term memory. Piracetam also improved intellectual performance, increasing initiative and alleviating manifestations of fatigue. (Russian summary)
Mushrooms, Russia, and History. R. Gordon and Valentina Pavlovna Wasson. Pantheon Books, Inc. 333 - Sixth Ave. New York 14, NY. copyright by author 1957. copy number 37 of volume 1. photocopy. excerpts only on the subject of psychoactive mushrooms. (velobound in anthology "Sacred Mushrooms". Unfortunately does not contain the chapter on toads). [box v1]
PROTIVA, M
(The development of psychotropic drug chemistry over the past 20 years.)
Ceskoslovenska Psychiatrie; 1978 Dec Vol 74(6) 337-349
Presents a generic classification of psychotropic drugs that have appeared on the market in the last 20 yrs and describes their chemical structure and use in neuropsychiatry. The drug groups discussed include psychotomimetics, stimulants, anorectics, nootropic drugs, antidepressants, neuroleptics, anxiolytics, tranquilizers, myorelaxants, sedatives, and antiparkinsonian drugs. Czechoslovakia's achievement in research and production of these drugs is mentioned. (Russian abstract)
SRAM, R J; GOETZ, P; ZUDOVA, Z
(Genetic effects of LSD.)
Ceskoslovenska Psychiatrie; 1973 Apr Vol 69(2) 80-87
Studied mutation-producing effects of LSD on Drosophila melanogaster, rats, and mice. In Drosophila both the sex-linked recessive lethal and the mosaic mutation were found. Cytological tests of germinal cells in rats and mice did not show chromosome change after doses of 1,000 mg LSD/kg. 1,000 mg/dose changed the number of chromosomes only in cells of meiotic division. 5,000 mg LSD/kg induced dominant lethal mutation in male mice and 1,000 mg LSD/kg in females. When extrapolated to human organisms, approximately 800 mg LSD/kg was found to be the threshold for dominant lethal mutation. An interval of 3 mo between LSD use and conception is recommended, in order to decrease the risk of damage to genetic material. (Russian & English summaries)
VENCOVSKY, E; ET AL
Klinicke zkusenosti s lecbou piracetamem v gerontopsychiatrii. (Clinical experience with treatment by piracetam in gerontopsychiatry.)
Ceskoslovenska Psychiatrie; 1980 Apr Vol 76(2) 89-97
43 patients (average age 73.5 yrs) suffering from senile or arteriosclerotic dementia were treated with piracetam or placebo. Ss were administered the Wechsler Memory Scale and were assessed psychiatrically and neurologically before and after treatment. Results show improvement in 50% of the Ss after piracetam and in 38% after placebo, particularly in motor activity, fatigue, thought, and short-term memory. It is concluded that piracetam is a suitable treatment for relatively severe organic dementias. (English & Russian abstracts)
WASSON, R GORDON; WASSON, VALENTINA
Mushrooms, Russia and History.
Mushrooms, Russia and History. Pantheon Books, 1957 pp 376-377
We have suggested that divine mushrooms played a vital part in shaking loose early man's imagination, in arousing his capacity for self-perception, for awe, wonder and reverence. They certainly made it easier for him to entertain the idea of God.
Wasson, Valentina Pavlovna & R. Gordon Wasson.
Mushrooms, Russia and History, 2 vols.
New York: Pantheon Books. (1957)