<p>Although there may be books written, your best bet for reading up on a changing field is to read some recent review articles.</p>

<p>Google Scholar is a good place to find such articles, for example you can search for "review psychedelic therapy" or substitute in a particular drug of interest. You can also select a recent year range if you want the newest sources.</p>

<p><a href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_ylo=2014&amp;q=review+psychedelic+therapy" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_ylo=2014&amp;q=review+psychedelic+therapy</a></p>

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The OP Is asking for an 'introductory' book, which I interpreted as 'popular science'. I imagine a review article does not fall under that category. :)
Steven Jeuris
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@StevenJeuris "Pop science" was your edit, not the OP, they just asked for a book, and they didn't talk much about their background. Review articles can be quite accessible, even to scientific novices, given they are interested in the topic. I see no reason to be afraid of scientific literature.
Bryan Krause
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Fair enough. I just narrowed down the question, in line with what I perceived the OP was after, so it would not attract further down/close votes (list-like questions such as this are tricky). P.s. I did not down vote.
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<p>Yes, the psychedelic Renaissance/ third wave (as I've heard it being called) is steadily gaining momentum. I almost feel like mentioning How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan here is too obvious, but just to be safe, here's a <a href="http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=EC0210460EA2835A5535BAC36FAF93CB" rel="nofollow noreferrer">few</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Change-Your-Mind-Consciousness-Transcendence/dp/1594204225" rel="nofollow noreferrer">links</a> and a cultural <a href="https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/07/11/how-to-change-your-mind-michael-pollan/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">review</a>. There is also an exhaustive summary on <a href="https://www.trippingly.net/lsd-studies/2018/5/15/how-to-change-your-mind" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Trippingly.net</a>!</p>

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<p>I'm not a psychologist nor a psychiatrist, but I have the impression that research of therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs (MDMA, LSD, DMT, etc) is undergoing a revival and is very slowly being accepted by the medical establishment.</p>

<p>Are there introductory books covering this topic which are scientifically credible?</p>

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2018-10-05T15:41:24.810Z
The word you want is probably "psychedelic" rather than "psychoactive" - psychoactive just means that it has some effect on the brain/mental activity. Caffeine is psychoactive, allergy medication is psychoactive, etc.
Bryan Krause
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I removed the subjective 'good' part and emphasized the request for a 'popular science' (introductory level) book, which might make this question focused enough. I will leave it up to the community to decide on that.
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P.s. in case you have _any_ sources you could link to clarify where this impression you have comes from, that would improve this question (would help attracting some up votes!)
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Popular science books introducing therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs
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# Popular science books introducing therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-05)

I'm not a psychologist nor a psychiatrist, but I have the impression that research of therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs (MDMA, LSD, DMT, etc) is undergoing a revival and is very slowly being accepted by the medical establishment.

Are there introductory books covering this topic which are scientifically credible?

**Tags:** psychiatry, psychology, drugs, psychedelics

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The word you want is probably "psychedelic" rather than "psychoactive" - psychoactive just means that it has some effect on the brain/mental activity. Caffeine is psychoactive, allergy medication is psychoactive, etc.  
> **username_2**: I removed the subjective 'good' part and emphasized the request for a 'popular science' (introductory level) book, which might make this question focused enough. I will leave it up to the community to decide on that.  
> **username_2**: P.s. in case you have _any_ sources you could link to clarify where this impression you have comes from, that would improve this question (would help attracting some up votes!)  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2018-10-05. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

Yes, the psychedelic Renaissance/ third wave (as I've heard it being called) is steadily gaining momentum. I almost feel like mentioning How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan here is too obvious, but just to be safe, here's a [few](http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=EC0210460EA2835A5535BAC36FAF93CB) [links](https://www.amazon.ca/Change-Your-Mind-Consciousness-Transcendence/dp/1594204225) and a cultural [review](https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/07/11/how-to-change-your-mind-michael-pollan/). There is also an exhaustive summary on [Trippingly.net](https://www.trippingly.net/lsd-studies/2018/5/15/how-to-change-your-mind)!


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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-10-05. Score: 0

Although there may be books written, your best bet for reading up on a changing field is to read some recent review articles.

Google Scholar is a good place to find such articles, for example you can search for "review psychedelic therapy" or substitute in a particular drug of interest. You can also select a recent year range if you want the newest sources.

<https://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_ylo=2014&q=review+psychedelic+therapy>

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: The OP Is asking for an 'introductory' book, which I interpreted as 'popular science'. I imagine a review article does not fall under that category. :)  
> **username_1**: @StevenJeuris "Pop science" was your edit, not the OP, they just asked for a book, and they didn't talk much about their background. Review articles can be quite accessible, even to scientific novices, given they are interested in the topic. I see no reason to be afraid of scientific literature.  
> **username_2**: Fair enough. I just narrowed down the question, in line with what I perceived the OP was after, so it would not attract further down/close votes (list-like questions such as this are tricky). P.s. I did not down vote.  

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