Mandell, Arnold

Mandelbrot, Benoit. The Fractal Geometry of Nature. San Francisco Freeman, 1977. Mandell, Arnold J., and Charles E. Spooner. Psychochemical Research Studies in Man. Science 162(1968) I442ff. 

In 1978,1 joined with Tom and Dr. David Smith (founder of the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic) in support of Dr. Arnold Mandell, Chief of Psychiatry at UC San Diego. Amie had been taken to task when he tried to wean football players from amphetamines (without keeping adequate notes) and consequently had his prescribing license suspended. Eventually he regained it on appeal. I also teamed up with Tom and five other doctors to petition the FDA (unsuccessfully) to set clear standards for generic drugs. 

Arnold Mandell, MD, Chief of Psychiatry At UC San Diego, LSD expert, and intrepid, versatile author... 

Arnold Mandell, the founding chairman of the Psychiatry Department at the University of California at San Diego, noted that despite much emphasis on the "visuals aroused by peyote, both Weir Mitchell and Havelock Ellis had metaphysical experiences under its influence. Ellis described a "detached yet acutely aware brain state and characterized his experience in... 

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