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...Linus Pauling's newest speculation [May 3], "orthomolecular psychiatry," brings forth all kinds of new hope for humanity. When one begins to feel schizophrenic, a simple shot in the brain might replace hours of psychotherapy and shock treatment. In fact, his theory is so good that the only disadvantage I can see is that he might be putting his son, Dr. Linus Pauling Jr., a prominent Honolulu psychiatrist, out of business...
...Pauling does not pretend to know. It will take a massive research effort over many years to find out, and to find out whether such mental illnesses as schizophrenia can be prevented or effectively treated as a result. But Pauling already has a resounding name for his brain child: "orthomolecular psychiatry," or giving the brain the right molecules in the right amounts...
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