Celebrating 70 Years of the First Publication on Antipsychotic Treatment in North America by Heinz E. Lehmann and Gorman E. Hanrahan: Would Their Methodology Still Be Conceivable?
In 1954, Dr Heinz Lehmann published the first clinical article on the use of chlorpromazine. Chlorpromazine was the first synthetic drug used to control states of mania and psychomotor excitement, marking the birth of modern psychopharmacology. Seventy years later, the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology is highlighting the anniversary of Dr Lehmann’s publication. The January-February 2024 issue of the journal includes a guest editorial that offers a brief history lesson on Dr Lehmann’s contributions. The authors of the editorial are Drs. Pablo Dutra, Richard Balon, and Antonio E. Nardi. In this podcast, the authors of the editorial are joined by a distinguished group of JCP Editorial Board members to discuss Dr. Lehmann’s research and the many profound ways the research environment has changed in the past 70 years. Along with the authors, the podcast participants are Drs. Carl Salzman, Alan Schatzberg, Leslie Citrome, Matthew Byerly, John Davis, and Anthony Rothschild. Dr Julia Koretski, Digital Editor for JCP, leads the discussion. The guest editorial is published in the January-February 2024 issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, in an article titled "Celebrating 70 Years of the First Publication on Antipsychotic Treatment in North America by Heinz E. Lehmann and Gorman E. Hanrahan: Would Their Methodology Still Be Conceivable?"