Abram Hoffer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian biochemist, physician and psychiatrist
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Place of Birth: Saskatchewan, Canada
About Abram Hoffer
- Abram Hoffer (November 11, 1917 – May 27, 2009) was a Canadian biochemist, physician, and psychiatrist known for his "adrenochrome hypothesis" of schizoaffective disorders.
- According to Hoffer, megavitamin therapy and other nutritional interventions are potentially effective treatments for schizophrenia and other diseases.
- 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.
- Hoffer's ideas about megavitamin therapy to treat mental illness are not accepted by the medical community.
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