Eisner, Betty Grover, 1915-

Betty Grover Eisner (1915-2004), a clinical psychologist best known for her experiments with LSD and other psychoactive drugs, earned a B.A. in political science from Stanford University in 1937 and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1956. Shortly after graduating, she conducted LSD experiments with Dr. Sidney Cohen at a Veterans' Administration hospital in Los Angeles. Later, Eisner established a private psychotherapy practice in Santa Monica. After psychiatric research with LSD was banned in the United States in the late 1960s, Eisner experimented with using other drugs to promote psychological breakthroughs in patients, including ketamine and injectable Ritalin. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, she authored several journal articles and conference papers on her use of LSD and other drugs in psychotherapy. She was also the author of The Unused Potential of Marriage and Sex, published in 1970.

From the description of Betty Grover Eisner papers, 1927-2002. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 465145877

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