Conventional psychopharmacologic agents are intended to ameliorate a pathological brain state and are not dependent on the patient’s attitude or insight, whereas psychedelics loosen defenses, facilitate insight, and may induce a mystical experience, according to Charles Grob.

Authors

• Person: Stroud C, Posey Norris SM, Matney C Organization: National Academies Press
  History and Current Status of Psychedelics and Entactogens ... - NCBI

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• History and Current Status of Psychedelics and Entactogens ... - NCBI www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Stroud C, Posey Norris SM, Matney C · National Academies Press via serper

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• mystical experience concept
• Charles S. Grob entity