Large studies and genetically informative designs can help us understand the nature of the association between suicide attempts and eating disorders. Medical Research: What are the main findings? 1) Eating disorders are associated with increased risk of suicide attempts and death by suicide. 2) Increased risk of suicide attempts is also found in relatives of individuals with eating disorders. 3) Some, but not all of the increased risk for suicide in individuals with eating disorders is accounted for by the presence of comorbid major depressive, anxiety, and substance use disorders. Medical Research: What should clinicians and patients take away from your report? 1) Factors that are shared within families contribute to both eating disorders and suicide attempts.
Harvard psychologist Timothy Leary, who promoted LSD and other mind-bending psychiatric drugs, was arrested and imprisoned for drug-related crimes. Because of its similarity to a chemical present in the brain and its similarity in effects to certain aspects of psychosis, LSD was used in experiments by psychiatrists through the 1940s, â50s and â60s.
LSD and the Government. LSD is widely known as a powerful hallucinogenic drug and was used internationally in an experimental capacity in the 1950âs and 1960âs by Governments to explore the possibilities of mind control, interrogation and social engineering.Military studies were even carried out to evaluate LSD as a weapon.SD is not considered to be physically addictive because although tolerance levels can be built up whereby more of the drug is required to facilitate a trip, the compulsive drug-seeking behaviours of drugs such as cocaine, heroin or alcohol are not brought about by use.