Other Writings

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Strassman RJ, Letourneau P, Wessells NK: Elongation of axons in an agar matrix that does not support cell locomotion. Experimental Cell Research 818:482-487, 1973
  2. Strassman RJ, Wessells NK: Orientational preferences shown by microspikes of growing nerve cells in vitro. Tissue and Cell 5:412-417, 1973
  3. Strassman RJ, Galanter M: The Abhidharma: A cross-cultural application of meditation. International Journal of Social Psychiatry 26:283-290, 1980
  4. Risch SC, Janowsky DS, Lisansky EJ, Strassman RJ, Rausch JL, Gillin JC, Judd LL, Huey L: Dexamethasone effects on self-rated mood in depressed inpatients. American Journal of Psychiatry 141:147-148, 1984
  5. Strassman RJ: Adverse reactions to psychedelic drugs: A review of the literature. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 172:577-595, 1984
  6. Greer G, Strassman RJ: Information on "Ecstasy." (letter) American Journal of Psychiatry 142:1391, 1985
  7. Strassman R: Light, season, and affective disorders. Western Journal of Medicine 142:678, 1985
  8. Kennedy B, Strassman RJ, Ziegler M, Janowsky DS, Risch SC, Huey L, Gillin JC: Cardiovascular, catecholamine and psychological responses to TRH in four types of affective disorder patients. Hormone and Metabolic Research 19:164-167, 1987
  9. Strassman RJ, Peake GT, Qualls CR, Lisansky EJ: A model for the study of the acute effects of melatonin in man. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 65:847-852, 1987
  10. Rosenthal M, Strassman RJ: Melatonin does not impair corticotropin response of isolated pituitary cells. Neuroendocrinology Letters 10:27-32, 1988
  11. Strassman RJ, Peake GT, Qualls CR, Lisansky EJ: Lack of an acute modulatory effect of melatonin on human nocturnal thyrotropin and cortisol secretion. Neuroendocrinology 48:387-393, 1988
  12. Strassman RJ, Appenzeller O, Lewy AJ, Qualls CR, Peake GT: Increase in plasma melatonin, beta-endorphin and cortisol after a high-altitude mountain run. Relationship to performance and lack of an effect of naltrexone. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 69:540-545, 1989
  13. Lisansky EJ, Peake GT, Strassman RJ, Qualls CR, Meikle AW, Risch SC, Fava G, Zownir-Brazis M, Hochla P, Britton D: Augmented pituitary corticotropin response to a threshold dosage of human corticotropin-releasing hormone in depressives pre-treated with metyrapone. Archives of General Psychiatry 46:641-649, 1989
  14. Strassman RJ, Qualls CR, Lisansky EJ, Peake GT: Sleep deprivation reduces LH secretion independently of melatonin. Acta Endocrinologica (Scandinavica) 124:646-651, 1991
  15. Strassman RJ, Qualls CR, Lisansky EJ, Peake GT: Elevated rectal temperature produced by all night bright light is reversed by melatonin infusion in men. Journal of Applied Physiology 71:2178-2182, 1991
  16. Strassman RJ: Human hallucinogenic drug research in the United States: A present-day case history and a review of the process. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 23:29-38, 1991
  17. Strassman RJ: Human hallucinogen interactions with drugs affecting serotonergic neurotransmission. Neuropsychopharmacology 7:241-243; 1992
  18. Lisansky EJ, Hauger R, Strassman RJ, Dorin R, Meikle AW, Brazis M, Qualls CR, Turkin A. Beta-endorphin response to a low dosage of human corticotropin releasing hormone during metyrapone administration in depression. Endocrine Research. 18:241-260, 1992.
  19. Strassman RJ, Qualls CR. Dose-response study of N,N-dimethyltryptamine in humans. I. Neuroendocrine, autonomic and cardiovascular effects. Archives of General Psychiatry. 51:85-97, 1994.
  20. Strassman RJ, Qualls CR, Uhlenhuth EH, Kellner R. Dose-response study of N,N-dimethyltryptamine in humans. II. Subjective effects and preliminary results of a new rating scale. Archives of General Psychiatry. 51:98-108, 1994.
  21. Strassman RJ. Hallucinogenic drugs in psychiatric research and treatment. Perspectives and prospects. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 183:127-138, 1995.
  22. Strassman RJ. Human psychopharmacology of N,N-dimethyltryptamine. Behavioral Brain Research. 73:121-124, 1996.
  23. Grob C, McKenna D, Callaway J, Brito G, Neves E, Oberlaender G, Saide O, Labigalini E, Tacla C, Miranda C, Strassman R, Boone K. Human psychopharmacology of hoasca, a plant hallucinogen used in ritual context in Brazil. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 184: 86-94, 1996
  24. Strassman RJ, Qualls C, Berg LM. Differential tolerance development to biological and subjective effects of four closely-spaced administrations of N,N-dimethyltryptamine in humans. Biological Psychiatry 39:784-795, 1996
  25. Strassman RJ. Endogenous ketamine-like compounds and the NDE: If so, so what? Journal of Near-Death Studies 16:27-42, 1997
  26. Bowdle TA, Radant AD, Cowley DS, Kharasch ED, Strassman RJ, Roy-Byrne PP. Psychedelic effects of ketamine in normal volunteers: Relationship to steady-state plasma concentrations. Anesthesiology 88:82-88, 1998
  27. Riba J, Rodriguez-Fornelis A, Strassman RJ, Barbanoj M J. Psychometric assessment of the Hallucinogen Rating Scale in two different populations of hallucinogen users. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 62:215-223, 2001
  28. Krupitsky EM, Burakov AM, Romanov TN, Grinenko AY, Strassman RJ. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KPT) of heroin addiction: Immediate effects and six month follow-up. Heffter Review of Psychedelic Research 2:88-101, 2001
  29. Krupitsky EM, Burakov AM, Romanov TN, Dunaevksy I, Strassman RJ, Grinenko AY. Ketamine psychotherapy for heroin addiction: Immediate effects and two-year follow-up. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 23:273-283, 2002
  30. Santos RG, Strassman RJ, Landeira-Fernandez J, Cruz APM. Effects of ayahuasca on psychometric measures of anxiety, panic-like, and hopelessness in Santo Daime members. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 112:507-513, 2007
  31. McIlhenny EH, Pipkin, KE, Standish LJ, Wechkin, HA, Strassman RJ, Barker, SA. Direct analysis of psychoactive tryptamine and harmala alkaloids in the Amazonian botanical medicine ayahuasca by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A 1216:8960-8968, 2009
  32. Barbosa PCR, Cazorla IM, Giglio JS, Strassman RJ. A prospective six-month evaluation of personality traits, psychiatric symptoms, and quality of life in ayahuasca-naive subjects. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (in press)

Book Chapters

  1. Lisansky EJ, Strassman RJ, Janowsky DS, Risch SC: Drug-induced psychoses. In: Tupin J, Halbreich U, Pena J (eds) Transient Psychosis: Diagnosis, Management, Evaluation. New York: Bruner/Mazel, 1984, pp. 80-110
  2. Strassman RJ. Human hallucinogenic drug research: Regulatory, clinical and scientific issues. In: Lin G, Glennon RA (eds) Hallucinogens: An Update (NIDA Research Monograph 146), 1994, pp 92-123
  3. Strassman RJ. Human psychopharmacology of LSD, DMT and related compounds. In: Pletscher A (ed) 50 Years of LSD: State of the Art and Perspectives of Hallucinogens. London: Parthenon, 1994, pp. 145-174
  4. Strassman RJ. Biomedical research with psychedelics: Current models and future prospects. In: Forte R (ed) Entheogens and the Future of Religion. San Francisco: CSP; 1997, pp 153-164
  5. Strassman RJ. Hallucinogens.  In: Earlywine M (ed) Subjective Effects of Mind-Altering Drugs. New York: Oxford University Press. 2005, pp. 49-85
  6. Labate BC, Santos RG, Strassman RJ, Anderson B, Mizumoto S. Efectos sobre la dependecia a sustanciasde de la pertenencia a una Iglesia Ayahuasquera Brasilena (Effect of membership in a Brazilian ayahuasca religion on substance dependence). In: Labate BC, Bouso JC (eds) Ayahuasca y Salud. Barcelona Spain: Los Libros de la Liebre de Marzo (in press)

Book Reviews

  1. Hofmann A: LSD, My Problem Child: Reflections on Sacred Drugs, Mysticism, and Science. Am J Psychiatry 141:1626-1628, 1984
  2. Leary T: Flashbacks: An Autobiography. Am J Psychiatry 141:1626-1628, 1984
  3. Bakalar J, Grinspoon L: Drug Control in a Free Society. JAMA 254:2974-2975, 1985
  4. Grinspoon L, Bakalar J (Eds): Psychedelic Reflections. Am J Psychiatry 143:249-250, 1986
  5. Dobkin de Rios M: Hallucinogens: Cross-Cultural Perspectives. Psychiatry 50:90-93, 1987
  6. Westermeyer J: A Clinical Guide of Alcohol and Drug Problems. J Clin Psychiatry 48:421, 1987
  7. Levy S, Blume S (Eds): Addictions in the Jewish Community. Am J Psychiatry 145:121-122, 1988
  8. Herrington R, Jacobson G, Benzer D (Eds): Alcohol and Drug Abuse Handbook. J Clin Psychiatry 49:123-124, 1988
  9. Milkman H, Sunderwirth S: Craving for Ecstasy: The Consciousness and Chemistry of Escape. JAMA 259:2614-2615, 1988
  10. Hendin H, Haas A, Singer P, Ellner M, Ulman R: Living High: Daily Marijuana Use Among Adults. Am J Psychiatry 145:1467-1468, 1988
  11. Fisher S, Raskin A, Uhlenhuth EH (Eds): Cocaine: Clinical and Biobehavioral Aspects. J Clin Psychiatry 49:328, 1988
  12. Jacobs MR, Fehr KOB (Eds): Drugs and Drug Abuse, 2nd edition. J Clin Psychiatry 49:375, 1988
  13. Levinthal CF: Messengers of Paradise: Opiates and the Brain. JAMA 260:3350-3351, 1988
  14. Halaris A: Chronobiology and Psychiatric Disorders. Am J Psychiatry 146:113-114, 1989
  15. Lee MA, Shlain B: Acid Dreams. Am J Psychiatry 146:395-396, 1989
  16. Stevens J: Storming Heaven. Am J Psychiatry 146:395-396, 1989
  17. Nace EP: The Treatment of Alcoholism. J Clin Psychiatry 50:74-75, 1989
  18. Frances RJ, Miller SI: Clinical Textbook of Addictive Disorders. J Clin Psychiatry 52:435, 1991
  19. Grinspoon L, Bakalar J: Marijuana: Forbidden Medicine. JAMA 270:2878-2879, 1993
  20. McKenna T: Food of the Gods. Network (The Scientific and Medical Network Newsletter) 53:58-59, 1994
  21. Stafford P: Psychedelics Encyclopedia, 3rd ed. Am J Addict 3:178-180, 1994
  22. Mancall PC: Deadly Medicine: Indians and Alcohol in Early America. JAMA 275:646-647, 1996
  23. Zimmer L, Morgan JP: Marijuana Myths, Marijuana facts: A Review of the Scientific Evidence. JAMA 279:632-633, 1998
  24. Grinspoon L, Bakalar JB: Marihuana: Forbidden Medicine (rev. ed.). JAMA279:963-964, 1998
  25. Devereuex P: The Long Trip. Network (The Medical and Scientific Network Newsletter) 69:63-64, 1999

Popular Articles

  1. Strassman RJ. Sitting for sessions: Dharma & DMT research. Tricycle. The Buddhist Review 6:81-88,1996
  2. Strassman RJ. Where to with psychedelic research? Asylum (A magazine for democratic psychiatry) 11:4-6, 1999

Interviews/Featured In

  1. Interview by Thomas Lyttle. "Medicine, Alchemy and DMT." Entheos. The Journal of Psychedelic Spirituality 1:79-85, Summer 2001
  2. Interview. The Fatboss May 2000:16-17
  3. Interview by Scotto and James Kent. The Resonance Project 4:27-34, Spring 1999
  4. Featured in: Porush D. Finding God in the three-pound universe. Omni 16: 60-7, October 1993