Abram Hoffer
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Abram Hoffer was a Canadian psychiatrist and researcher known for pioneering orthomolecular psychiatry, particularly the use of high-dose vitamins in the treatment of mental illness such as schizophrenia.
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author
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human → orthomolecular psychiatrist → psychiatrist → researcher → |
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high-dose vitamin therapy in mental illness
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nutritional approaches to psychiatric disorders → |
| citizenship |
Canadian
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| coinedBy |
orthomolecular psychiatry
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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University of Minnesota → University of Saskatchewan → |
| familyName |
Hoffer
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| fieldOfWork |
orthomolecular medicine
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orthomolecular psychiatry → psychiatry → schizophrenia research → |
| givenName |
Abram
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| hasResearchInterest |
biochemistry of mental illness
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nutrition and mental health → schizophrenia → vitamin therapy → |
| influenced |
orthomolecular medicine movement
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| influencedBy |
Linus Pauling
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| knownFor |
advocacy of megavitamin therapy
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niacin therapy for schizophrenia → pioneering orthomolecular psychiatry → use of high-dose vitamins in treatment of mental illness → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| medicalSpecialty |
nutritional psychiatry
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psychiatry → |
| movement |
orthomolecular medicine
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| name |
Abram Hoffer
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| notableIdea |
biochemical basis of some mental illnesses
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orthomolecular treatment of schizophrenia → use of niacin and vitamin C in psychiatric treatment → |
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author
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psychiatrist → researcher → |
| positionHeld |
Director of Psychiatric Research for the Saskatchewan Department of Public Health
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| publishedIn |
Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine
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| workLocation |
Saskatchewan
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Victoria, British Columbia → |
| wrote |
How to Live with Schizophrenia
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Niacin Therapy in Psychiatry → Orthomolecular Medicine for Physicians → Orthomolecular Treatment for Schizophrenia → Vitamin B-3 and Schizophrenia → |
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orthomolecular medicine
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