MKULTRA SUBPROJECT 8 (15 DOCUMENTS WITH PUBDATES FROM 530609 TO 550728 )

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• Publication Date: June 9, 1953

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28 July 1955
ADDENDUM TO SUWOJECTS 8110
1. The purpose of this addendum is to set forth the mutual
administrative responsibilities of the contractor am& sponsor.
2. The abovesubprojectsrepresent the research program
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9 June 1953
MEMORANDUM FOR TEE RECORD .
SUBJECT: Project_MXULTRATSubproject 8
1. Subproject 8 is being7set up as a means tocontinue-the
nt work in the_general field-et L.S.D. at
until 11 September 1954.
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2. This project will include a-continuation of a study of the
biochemical, neurophysiological, sociological,- and clinical psychiatric
aspects of L.S.D.� and also a study-of L.S.D. antagonists and drugs
related to L.S.D., such as A detailed prouosal is attached..
The principle investigators will-continue to be
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PROGRAM APPROVED APPROVED FOR OBLIGATION
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TU3 FOR CNTINUATIO3 07 iUiW PaGJrAt II
CN L.S.D. � d-Ln6110I0 Acro DILIHTLAMIDE TARTRATE.
To- includo Study ofit.S.D. Antagonists and
Related Drugs Such as L.A.B. � Lysergic Acid
. Ethylsmide._ _
The prospectus for next year is in general a con inuation of the '
L.S.D. project aloe() similar lines ta that of this year. .Each aspect of the _
project (biochemical, neurophysiologieal, sociological, clinical psychiatric)
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to be continued.
The principal addition in the broad arias of study is that of a
psycholoFtiCel section which consists of work not outlined in last yoarts_
protocol tut which nevertheless has on during the year and
has brought forth aubstantiaL-findinge.gaffi4e4JP.PoiPt eat the necessity
both of its continuation rind
Each scientificaspeet of the project has led to the develOpment
pf Procedures and methode:which are now of proved usefulness -in the study
of lysergic and other -similar drug reactions. It is the farther-application:-:---
of the c4thods which have been_developed duriAl#0._P40.YearroLexperlmentation
that, will be one of-the'principal-fOcuses ofjlextyyear'ework.
Mee rethodewillbo.:applied-tp the study
such as L.A.!. and any -other drugs which rake their appoerancei and to the
study of other druge in conjunction vithii-sS.D. with the goal of ascertaininz _
antagonistic-effocts.
-We would also like to expend the base of the experiment -by applying-
these methods to tho study of patients with functional psychoses not _
attributable to drug reactions. This will_not_007_teOt the pplicabiflty
of the methods pa a broader bm�is but will deMonstrate-more precisely the -
degree to which the findings of the studies of the lysergic psychosis can
be applied to understaAding schizophrenia and other functional...psychoses.
' The past yeses research hes dealt to a great extent with
determining the syliptoi.s produced by different dosages of L.S.D. and the
degree to which theco symptoms can be determined by the social situation in
which the subject finds bimeelf and by the basic personality and social
attributes of to subject himself. Fdr the study of the Use of other drug
in conjunction with L.S.D. to ascertain antagonistic effects it becomes
necessari to develop more precise measurements of L.S.D. effect than any
wo havo hod heretofore. This constitut63 an tecontielly new field of
nrzely that, of develogng- quantitative r:eavarazenta of
lysergic effect.
From our background of clinical and social observations of tbe
a
iysergic psychosis tallith havo'been carried on throughout the past year, more
precise and objectiNe instruments of7Aessurement-wi1l be devolopod alongithe
1'01"r-1J, lirs. mcasuretants such a polYgraph chanlres and
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sensitivity to specifid physical stimuli such as flashing light;
sycholelital measurements of persistence, motivation leek, distractibility,
mmory, reality perceptioni-richnose-of associations; sociological and social
utleallEamtElammti. such as quality and quantity of verbal production
in differont structured social tituations_ouch as prebled solvinc group
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discussion and occupational task situations; psychiatric determinations of
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mental status (which is essentially a continuation of the present method -of '
clinical evaluation).
Fart I. Biochemical Studies_
These studies were carriod out at the
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L.s.r. as a stress agent upon the odsenal cortex.
Twelve volunteers were chosen. On the control day, ner ly_ he urinos
collected at pre-determined intervals, end at 3.00 o'clock in the afternoon,
an injection of ACTU 25 mg., was given to teat the rsponsivity of th
adrenal cortex..
The urine was examined as to'volumo; rate per minute; and, chemically,
as to the content of Oreatinine (determined in grams per 24 hours); 17-Ketosteroida
(determined by loliigram per hour); Sodium (determined by.milliOam_per-hour);_
rotassium (determined by millizma per: hour); Uric Acid (determined bymillitram
p&I* minute); Phosphates (determined by rallicram per minute).
On the eAperimental day, the-volUnteers-received i.S.D. early in.
the morning at -a definite hour. The urine again was collected at exactly the
same time intervals as en-tho-centrol dayi-
Three central erTerimente were carried-out in which glucose_was
given togathsr with L.SsII. -
From the data_of the Chemicei-determinations collected, no definite
conclusions can be drawn-at the present time. Soma of the results were not-
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consistent. There seems to have been some technical difficulties, such as
errors possibly rade by the subjects themselves with reard to the dtact time,
hour end minute, when they discarded the first morning urine, and also possibly
coma errors in chemical determinations. Vowever, from the overall picture of
the data whic lend themselves-to evaluation, the impression was gained b
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the as well as by that L.S.D. seems to cause
an inhibitory offeet upon tho adrenal cortex. It is felt that it is of utmost
importance to continue these chavical &terminations. ,ome slight changes in
the technique are contemplated in orderito establish data which will allow a
greater consistency, and therefore, batter correlations-.
Part It. Antidote Fxpertzento
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A number of antidote experiftents were carried out
contenplated for the future.
In the course of theee-exporimenta the iepreeSion was pined that
the molecular etrucbure of the agent Osed had a definite relationshiewith
regard to the effect of 1..8.D. In some intteneess the effect of L.3.0. seemed
to have been enhanced, as for inntance the experiments with ergotamina while
definite neutralizinj effects with other agents were not yet established.
Fart III. Lyrgic Acid Ethvlamide_____
A new drugs-L.4.g., becarts availeble for us and we_prapose to
investigate it more thoroughly in the canine, year. Thie drug was developed
At the
Its mzs in Lysergic Acid
EtItyeeide. This chemical ie cloeely related to L.S.D. the difference being
msrel,y that one ethyl aouo, 02;15 has be substit-uted by hydrogen (11) atom.
From the prelLeirxe. y report of the
we learrtad the follovin6 L1429 e.xperimente were carried
out on 28 noretal persons and (3CO3 psychotice. --The, drag irg:A$ given in-doses
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of....0.5 to 0.7 mi.1114,,rems by sabcu.taneous iAjectiVii%'With this amount, normal -
experienced a schizophrenia-like condition whicli was characterized
by adyn,aly, indifferences impaited volition, and phenewena of depersonalization.
In sohizophrenida L&E counteracted paranoid belluciratory
cacitation. That ie to &ay, the schizophrenics did net lose their paranoid
delusions or halltTeinstiona but beeme indifforent to them; a phenomenon
which appeared to the investigater es elmilar to the effect of prefrontal
lobate., and therercra be eoneidered the effect of LA% as that of a
revorsitao Ichtazical loboto .:
Oa the Imsis of their observations, the investigators considered_
latl: as a new kind of "sedative"; a sedative which in its effect is neither
related to the group of hypnotica and narcotise of the terbituric
morphine type, nor to the group of the sympathico- or parasympathicolyti
chemicals.
The theoretical problem presents itself to the qUastion as to how -
it is possible that -a cbemical-Ishichi in nornal people brings about a
distntosration into a schisophrenic�like condition; is, on the-otheruband,
capable of-tuning down-or neutralizing-the excitation of 0� schizophrenic
psychotic.
Other problems Presint themselves, the meet Iztertamt of utiCh will
- be the intersction of LAE and L.3.D. It is possible to-think that LAE night _
have in antagonisticif net to say an antidotio effect-upon LOX.
'Pat IV. Physiolodcal Studies
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(Combimi Physio-psycho-sociological_studios)
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The physiological-changes during a lysergic psychosis ay be
explored by. use of the polygraph. Ibis apparatus nakatFit possible to study
mar4, physiological parameters-simultancoUsly.--In addition a tape recording
of the verbal interchanr40 tetween1the71y3eraized eUbject cavl the examiner
Is synchronized with tlee physiological-record.- Socionstrio classification
of interactions (Bales interaction -method) is carried out also-by an observer
and recorded on the polygraph record.
Thus the polycraph procedure-can be used Ito Obtain informatio at the
(a) physiological (b) psychological and (c) sociological level - all funneled
into one record.
Analysis is beinzl d lotod along-the followina limas (1) dl erence _
between tho resting physiological values pre L.14D.-and durinl lysergic
psyche 15. (a) Lifterence between stress plwolologisal values pre and durin43.
tSa"titaiiat*
Two 00,880.3 of stress are used (4) E000/ItiApy physical (ico application A
flickering light) and (a) psyc elogical stress (psychiatric interview and
specific psychological teat).
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Forther ame/yeis related social classification of vbalitttoni
during the psychiatric, interview with physiological factors. The it is
possible to deterr.ins -whether pulse, tererature, respiration, GSA, muscle
activity, oto.wry as a function of positively oriented social verbalization,
negatively oriented verbalite.tion, or rautral. Thie study is done both befor9
and during lysergic psychosis.
An interaction chronoaraph ritrot being developed by oz' electrical.
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engineer which will do the followingt (1) Record on polygraph paper when
subject is ta.lking and when exaniner is talking. '(2) Accunulate the talking
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tine of each party on an electric deck which-Can be read at desired
Jaen-els. (3) Give crude estimate of decibel strength of talking of either _
subject or examiner. During ly-sTergic-psyci.csis it he been noted clinically.
that blockina of sT.......cech is one of the earliest signs of lysergic_action.
has already been shown that inrbal-productivity drops durincii_the lysergic
psychosis.
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Pi.u�ther psyete.)-physiologieal exploration which we think nicht
hold promise would be to determine the nature and decree of 'psychological - -
stress induced by flickering light in rolation to the disorganizi.ng and
ebnormalizing effect of flickering light upon the B.Z.G. It has been
observed that a /5 par second low intenoity flicker vrin, produce a feeling
of great tension or irritability in one subject whereas-it will to calming
and pacifying to another. This study Is also to be done before and during
lyseri;ie ps,ychosis.
A rivaber of controlled experinents were carried out to test the
au on nervous cysttweer the influence of LIS.1).' 'In zone instarices�
tolynrephic, electrocncephAogrophi
and eleetromdiogrophic tra ' were taken.
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The number of experiments is not yet sufficient to enable us to
arrive at definite conclusions. Some of the contemplated experiments, for
administrative reasons, have not yet been carried out.
Tho autonomic nervous system was tested on abjects Who had rec
L.S.D. orally, in the amount of one gamma, one-half gamma, end one-quarte
gamma por kilogram body weight. The greate'st-runber of_experiments were -
carried out on subjects who had receivedmerely-of.4,-quarter gamma per
kilogram body weight..
When L.S.D. in the amount of one galma per kilogram 'body.weight was _
given, the injection of Errinephrine, As compared to the control, showed a
considerable inhibition. 'When one-quarter emta per kalogm; body welOtt of
D. _was given, a nutther of the subjects showed a definite inhibition of
the autonomic nervous systen on minimal amounts of Epinephrine and Macholyl.
In these instanced, Epinephrine uas given in-the amount Of ,,O cos of 4 solutiOn
1:10002 and Mecho1y1 was given in the amount of 2.5 mg. intrsnuscriciiii-
tono�arter of the ordinary amount of 10 Milligrams. As we had-antpated,
working with those minimal doses of L.S.D., au well as of.Epinsphrins and -
Mectolyl, ro such inhibition was noted in COMO cases.
At a recent conference, it was decided that the future experiments
Should be oarried out with-1,Din1the-3munt of.onehalf gamme'per�
kilogram body weight.-
The experiments secnito be pf igniftcance in73sz oh 44 clinically-,
auteneLtie disturbances fellOWingtheadministration of 11.S.D. aro usually "
observed.
ro experiments�or administrative Tema have yet been carried'
out with Vague stimulation end adrcno4tic and:vague-bloecin3 agents.-
-bymet oda he has 'adapted to lowor vertebrates. Briefly, he adELL aet up
(now collaborating with
two laboratories to study chronically men
patients reeponso to award conditioning in terns-of their ability to
Aevelop desired behavlor,and to continuo such behavior over long periods of
tirte�
behaviordeveloped in humane in-eollaboration.with
A. soon as trd.e hIman-laboratory is pot up nd reliable carves of
was plan C,
to test effect of lysergic acid on tha_bahavior cures. .
Part V. Clinical Psychiatric Studies
(1) We Will continue-as in the past year to ntake a clinical psychiatric
evaluation at the heltbt ofithe reaction of_011 subJeets vho reccive-L.S.D.
(2) VS ilirical_paychistrie evaluations of_tho-offcct of ,
draga in cokbinstion with L.S.D. .The goal in thil aspect ofithaprojectis 4
the evaluation of antagonistiO-Offeet
Ideally We-teel-it is-dtairable'to-tsko several exporitenteen'tbe
sane subject. For empies subjeCt UIWT.,.c,*P. alone; Objett_Withdrag-L-
'under consideration-alonevaUbjett withioneha/f doses of L.S.j% end.. drUgv
subjeet with full doses of L.U.D.-and-dre44,- and probably-- subjectwith-full
dose of one and half_dose:otthe othersi
This ideal -situation is, however, limited by the desire of the
abject to have the experiment rapeated on himself and past experience would
indicate that very few -subjects would subait to tote than two or throe tests .
during.tho C543 O) a yean-- .11. a result the combinations-of drug and L45.C.-
will be decided in echinstanckl_with reference to the avelltibility of the
subject and the taximm utaisationof each individual 'experiment.
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(3) We are particularly intsrestod in the psychiattid �ftocto of
chemical variants of lyeergic acid of which L.A.G. is presently available.
Th le also interest in combinations of,those_chemical variants with other
druc, the goal, as in (2) being defined utiostances having antagonistio effects,
(4) We have sms interest in the administration of L. D. alone or
- in combination with drugs ad other variants of L.S.D. molecule to patients
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with various psyChlatric syndromes. Tho-goal-in this aspoot of the work
which has wide reldfications is therapeutic psychiatric effects. The
observations here as in the aspects above are in terms of variations in the
clinical psychiatric picture.
Intensity of SymptomsP-The-nlinical psychiatric pictures are
gtaded occoroing to intensity of Gym ma pr departure from normal as mil:4
moderate or severe. The intensity Of individnal symptolts are also graded on -
a scale of four � zero being within normal limits and four being the most
severe. In certain instances the -departure fromrnormal-is in a negative or
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mime direction as, for example, in the case of hunger uter6 pathological--
absonte of appetite might be rated in terms-or-a mina aigi and pathological�
inc:esse in appetite in toms of a plus sign.
Integratio4 of clinital psychiatric findings and of finaings
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altered social bellaviox_e. will be further dovolepect.----Only as the change i
lynergisod subjectle ability to function in varied social situations is
.related to the changes in his mintsl status can the basip&rica of
psychoses ba ascertained. Co tar the-abnorpialities dotomined by clinical
psychiatric evsluation an those fonn-A in hour-to-hour social observation
have to soma extent been viewed indapendently and oxionsiva integrative
analysis is required to e
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The drsuLa-person test (D.A.P.) should be continued as a reular
part of the psychological program since it now aPPears to be a partionlEtrly
fruitful approach in giving leads about the subject's self toncept and his
attitudes toward others in an indirect but meaningful way. It might be
advisable to add to the more drawing tochnfoue a sat of routine questions.e
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aSk the _subject to associate freely to the figure he h'A draun. This would give
CORO idea of richness of association in ramrd to people and in rear d to his
own creations.
The T.A.T. should be continued and possibly enlarged to include ten
cards. Intensive analysis of one case has-shown that there has been a decrease
in the number of words used when giving a story under L.3.1). in contrast to
�the =Taber of words used in the normal -state; the subject also _spent leee-time_
on each picture. Tho riche of association could be investigated mere
thoroughly using this projective device by -not oflly counting the words but
making an analysis of the skeleton words (nouns end verbs) and descriptive
phrases (adjectives and adverbs) in the two states and tho.byrothesis could
here .to formulated that under-thelyeergited-ctate the/ Subject would be -less
creatively productive and give le-es richaess in his stories.
It is suggested -that since only three of the ten'Rorschsch cards
are being given and since-the-Rorschach is apparently being used in full by
another group, that 144 discontinuo- tho'partiol_Rorschach and work with other
types of tests. It is -suggested that_in:Oa. 0-of the Rorschach we use the
Vigotsky. The test has, in the literature, tireport of the porformanc of
schirophrenics. This is essentially -a tst of abstraction and in the
adainistration of it the examiner Can easily insist on or demand verbal reports
of tho ideation and the hypothesising-that-is going on while trying to do the
teat.
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This particular teat vems to be one which is chaUene to
hose people of superior intelligence and is one which also creates-a-somewhat
� al stress situation. Because of the foruulation and rejection Of
hypotheses which i.e involved in the situation of this test the subject's
ability to concentrate and function in a stress situation can be observed.
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Hi� ability to shift his thimking and his ability to respond to the examiner
who can increase or decrease -the stress situation by behavior_and_comsents
Can alge
observed. It seems 83 though this test may provide a greet wealth
of material which should allow-for correlation with behavioral obeerVationd-
tade in other than the-tosting:situatioh.
.I will bo the examineettrelP040ihilUtO4A41.4O:teat to .successfully
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be an flarnoyee or successfully keep the subject Working when he �sane:7
longer tolerate the fruatratien_excerionce in itself. Since this is a motor
task, discharge of rision-throuth-overectivitv could be observed. Porceptua
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distortions could also baaakedabout after the brat is coropleted
be-important to ask at-the end of this test If the_sUbject could.review his --
mental processes on this task which is _intangible:and wherevit--is-ObviousAhat
there is a solution and an answer, Whether he blamos. the exaniner for his -
difficulty, blames himtelf,'IthevtLwithdraVAI..or hostility in reaponse to-
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stress and co on could bc-ostimated or-evaluated-more-directly.
It is suggestelAhat th,aproverbsbetdiscontinued in this new
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experiment. This is ssentiallyAocause:�oLtheLappareint inability of the
-present younzer generation-to-deal with proverbs and their qv/trent lack or
contact with them in_their everyday liling. Since Abstraction problems can -
be dealt with in the Viget4cy both in -a Verbal and'-nen verbal level, it would
seen advisable that the remaining time which is probably all that the
-psychologist will be given-be-devoted-to-a nore-opecifically perceptUal test '
Guon no the Bender-Onstalt in which the subject is required to reproduce
gemetric desicns
Beyond to drawing of this test it might be poeeiblo also to use
it for riebneas of aseociation in that the subject woald be asked to tell as
many things as each design made them think of, or one could see how .any words
vas suggested to the subject by the fiven design in one minute of time.
.There will be a problea eepeeially with the Vigoteky about .giving
the test to the person in the normal state before he has 1114 Lef; Ds sines
once this test hoe been solved it is no longer a challenee to any individual.
It is suggested that for this test_the-subjects all be given it first while-- i
under L.S.D. and th n have-them take it a second tir.o in their normal state
at which time intensive Sjnvestiation be made of their feelings, attitudes,
reactions, etc.
Fart VII. Sociodynamic-atedies:
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Comoarative St.dies:ITsina-theTInterolav Cata,eries as -Basic Tool of Reeiatet
2.
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Daring the :past year-the-intaplay categories have_teen.applied
primarily at a time when-dietortions ocenr.within7the,limit of-noviel -
situations met or.soUght:out by the subjeot.- Further extensiontofithe_applicae
tion of this method are_to..incltdo sympteem chengoe-ef the-subject as related to interpereonal relationships and Wider:Vatietref7tecial_situations._-
Some of the eituatione-imwhieh-ftrther atUdy.ie_indicatedicare:
1. Croup-probleaesoleing-eituatione. LYeergio subjects are ,
asked to work on problems or social _end ethical nature,
and their_generalconduct is to be measured by such
instruments as Eales Interaction Proceee Analysis and
theInteraCtion Chrenogreph, in addition to the nine
interpley categories.-
Eubjeote put to bad and given supportive nursing and
medical care.
3. tAlbjects engaged in phyp cal and cports activity.
In conjtthction with those studies We wl-h to apply the interplay
cateEories in a comparative exploration of therapeutic techniques with
1,y3ergizo4 subjects, and normal psychotics. Judgir.g by the rany extant
inconclusive and often contradictory reports on psychotherapeutic techniques,
intertsive study of the psychethersboutic sitmtion, with the aid of the
interplay categories, ia needed. Little 'is known, for exaxple, of how
adequately or how dosely t.herapiets elf-e,xpectation about their roles as
therapists ere 7:..ett in en actual_thorapeutic into:vie:a'. Moreover, _trith this
method, the seqUential_pattern of therapeutic attitudes and verbal conduc
can he explored.
2, Comarative Analreis of L.C.D._ond Psychotic Distortions
A further-extension-of the =lye's of visuel_distortiens in L.S.D. _
subjects is planned-to include inveatisation of-distortions wbich occur in :
psychotic patitulta. rntther investizations scem indicated to determine the
similarity, frequency of_ occurrence, and - the conditions. -leading - to and
existinz at the time when distortions -cools in psychotics and 1.;S.17.--subjects.
Such a study is expected to'lted- to a much needed understanding of :the moaninT =
of these distortions to the pationt and tbeir inzportance in psychiatric
interpretation and treatment.
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3. Continuation and Extepsiort-of:klthods -of fertenlity Evaluation -
The relatedness-profile "see Quarterly- Report a) feeu_see on the -
domirAnt kind of rolateineas, the -latellrofpatticipation and the degree of
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(Arose experience in the six "people- areas." _The clinicel -eOcial-t
scores the qvality_ ot the 1ndivala Wet-al-relatedness pattern in terms
of Ispontanoity vs. control" and so forth (�rterly".Roport a). A report
of the use of the profile and clinical &poly&is wlll'appear in the third.
quarterly report. Evaluations and ansly-sissdurine, the past year haie boon
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easentially a comparison between the basic personality ent1 the 80ctal. behavior
before and at the height of the L S.D. reaction.
_Apart from extending this typo of analysis to t3e tot4i. available
number of cases, ferther studios of -this nature aro aimed at elucidatine more
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clearly the Psycho-social alterations of the L.S.D. subjeotts conduct on a
chronological hour-by-hour (and perhaps even lainute-by-minate) basis. It 13
expected that this procedure would give a more -intensive dynenic appraisal of
the sequence of symptone. The fiharts_fron_the_sppliction of these methods
will be integrated both with each other and with clinical and psychological --
findinizs.
4. A Cozfparative Study of the FragMatics, Syntactic s and Semantics in L�S.D.;
and Genuine Porchosio
In working with L.S.D.itubjecte niicb difficulty has been encountered
imattempting to find words which adequately-c=municate the feelings and-
experiences of the subject. This 13 equally true with the psychotics. For
example, word� such as fttraniii",.nweird41, nta-=ible"� liscapended4 and so forth
communicate very little to a basic understandieR of the deterioration of thought
and emotional process which is taking place in the individual--Vbloss feelings
are translated into a vocabulary of :motives which is meaningful both to the
subject, ex,priezItinz the feelings and to the other tryiaa to understand the
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feelirms, the barrier to communication continuos to-exist and little aid can
be given, The taslAst bvfors IAA hero is to urriorstand ways in which these
feelings can be more adequately and easily described and interpreted. To this
end we propose to make an intensive lin:Nistic analysis of the recorded
therapeutic; interview material. The approach is planned to be three-folds
1. Analysis of rttcs, that is, a ctudy of the intentions,
attitudes, and of the expressive behavior inVolvcd in
cocriunication.
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2. Analysis of the Rremmatical structure or syntactiCal
that is, a study of the relationship of words and sentences
to each other. This will include a study of the degree of
looseness, precision and fragmentation, and the selectivity
and flexibility of associations (according to establiehed
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laws of association.) � ".�
Analysis of sc.f.anticsA_that is, a study-of content-meaning.
, This type of content analyais-deals-with_the_meaning of thing4
and events and people, external -to the subject, that is, what
seems most significant-to the subject abOut these things,
whether thoy be prosaic, conventional-or imagitat v
symbolic and _interpretive. --t--
In t1ue type of analysis, ye-expect to be guided by the extantlitetre on this subjecti-in particular, a recent-articla on "Language
rehavior in Eatice by. Lerenz in the-Archives Of Kaurolay
January, 1953.
5. A Study of L. as aUset'ulAdjunct, in the Hosnital-Traininfr P an
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Studiaa of the peat year resulted in the accumulation of sufficient
inforoation to continae in inthis.arcia Considerable data has
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been.gethered on the effects of the L.S.P._exporience of the personnel froA_:
the point of view of its capacity to-inereaseAheir-ability to understand and
aid patients. Detalled.stalysis-of-thia-Anformation has yet to -be made on .
tho anount and kind of understanding and knowledge gains4 and how it ia
"applied by personnel in patient cars.
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Two grollp experiences ere planned for-further stud
1. Group scesions will be held with personnel who have had
the Oxperien40to deternine the extent of the knowledge
they have gained_in_the_mansgement of psychotic patients.
2. There will be group meetings in which personnel-who have
had L.S.D. nd pereonnel-who he not ten the drug will
participatevthe-latter serving ae, ontrols. This is
expected-to prove useful in a general trining program for
poroonnol patient, rianagoment,
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