title: Psychopharmacology. An historical perspective.
abstract: This article explores the field of psychopharmacology from an historical perspective. Part 1 traces the uses throughout history of psychoactive substances that are widely abused by modern society. Part 2 examines the development in the 1950s and 1960s of drugs and other physical methods that have revolutionized the treatment of the mentally ill.
mesh_terms: D001487:Basidiomycota; D002562:Ceremonial Behavior; D003042:Cocaine; D006213:Hallucinogens; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D007198:Indians, North American; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000266:history; D008635:Mescaline; D008800:Mexico; D009294:Narcotics; D010622:Phencyclidine; D011600:Psychopharmacology / Q000266:history*; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D006213:Hallucinogens; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D009294:Narcotics; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; D003042:Cocaine; D010622:Phencyclidine; D008635:Mescaline