Abram Hoffer | |
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Born | Sonnenfeld, Saskatchewan, Canada | November 11, 1917
Died | May 27, 2009 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 91)
Education | University of Saskatchewan University of Minnesota University of Toronto |
Known for | Promotion of orthomolecular therapy as a treatment for schizophrenia |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Schizophrenia, Nutrition, Alcoholism |
Institutions | Saskatchewan Department of Public Health University of Saskatchewan |
Abram Hoffer (November 11, 1917 – May 27, 2009) was a Canadian biochemist, physician, and psychiatrist known for his "adrenochrome hypothesis" of schizoaffective disorders.[1] According to Hoffer, megavitamin therapy and other nutritional interventions are potentially effective treatments for cancer and schizophrenia.[2][3][4] Hoffer was also involved in studies of LSD as an experimental therapy for alcoholism and the discovery that high-dose niacin can be used to treat high cholesterol and other dyslipidemias.[5] Hoffer's ideas about megavitamin therapy to treat mental illness are not accepted by the medical community.[6]
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