Osmond, Humphry
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- Hoffer, A.The chemical basis of clinical psychiatry, 1960.
- Hoffer, A. Megavitamin therapy, 1976:t.p. (H. Osmond; M.B., M.R.C.P., F.R.C. Psych.)
- Times (London, England), Feb. 21, 2004:p. 46 (Humphry Osmond, b. Jul. 1, 1917, d. Feb. 6, 2004)
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Humphry Fortescue Osmond (1 July 1917 – 6 February 2004) was an English psychiatrist who moved to Canada and later the United States. He is known for inventing the word psychedelic and for his research into interesting and useful applications for psychedelic drugs. Osmond also explored aspects of the psychology of social environments, in particular how they influenced welfare or recovery in mental institutions.
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