Hallucinogens: a Cause of Convulsive Ergot Psychoses

<p>Ergotism with vasoconstriction and gangrene has been reported through the centuries. Less well publicized are the cases of psychoses associated with convulsive ergotism. Lysergic acid amide a powerful hallucinogen having one.-tenth the hallucinogenic activity of LSD-25 is produced by natural sources. This article attempts to show that convulsive ergot psychoses are mixed psychoses caused by lysergic acid amide or similar hallucinogens combined with nervous system lesions secondary to vasoconstrictive effects of ergotoxine.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychiatry

Year

1976

Author dc:creator

• Winters, Sylvia Dahl

Contributors dc:contributor

• J. Michael Nelson
• Benjamin Kovitz
• Ray B. Evans

• Psychiatry
• Ergotism; Hallucinogens

Statement dc:rights

• This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/976

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-2068