Abram Hoffer (November 11, 1917 – May 27, 2009) was a Canadian psychiatrist known for his claims that nutrition and megadoses of vitamins are effective treatments for schizophrenia. This general approach, called orthomolecular medicine by its proponents and questioned by most of the mainstream medical community, includes the use of megavitamins and is commonly called megavitamin therapy.

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  • Abram Hoffer (November 11, 1917 – May 27, 2009) was a Canadian psychiatrist known for his claims that nutrition and megadoses of vitamins are effective treatments for schizophrenia. This general approach, called orthomolecular medicine by its proponents and questioned by most of the mainstream medical community, includes the use of megavitamins and is commonly called megavitamin therapy.
  • È conosciuto, soprattutto, per l'utilizzo di particolari regimi nutritivi e megadosi vitaminiche nel trattamento della schizofrenia. Tale approccio generale, chiamato medicina ortomolecolare e di cui Hoffer è considerato uno dei padri insieme al doppio premio Nobel Linus Pauling, non è attualmente riconosciuto dalla medicina istituzionale e comprende l'uso di dosi molto elevate di vitamine idrosolubili (vitamina C, vitamina B3 in forma di niacina o niacinamide, altre del complesso B) ed alte dosi di vitamine liposolubili e minerali, per tale ragione è anche detta terapia megavitaminica. Nel corso dei decenni di ricerche da egli effettuate, Hoffer sostenne diverse ipotesi terapeutiche per la cura del cancro basate anche sull'uso di megadosi di vitamina C somministrate endovena: tali pratiche furono oggetto di controversie con la comunità medica, tuttavia sono tuttora impiegate nell'ambito delle terapie alternative.
  • Abram Hoffer was een Canadees psychiater. Hoffer studeerde landbouwwetenschappen aan de Universiteit van Saskatchewan, biochemie aan de Universiteit van Minnesota en geneeskunde en psychiatrie aan de Universiteit van Toronto. Hoffer reageerde tegen het overdreven gebruik van psychoanalyse en van antipsychotische medicijnen bij schizofrenie. Hij verdedigde de stelling dat voeding en megadoses vitamines behulpzaam zijn bij de behandeling van schizofrenie. Deze benadering, door zijn verdedigers 'orthomoleculaire geneeskunde' genoemd, wordt door de gevestigde medische wereld ernstig in twijfel getrokken. De behandeling maakt gebruik van hoge doseringen vitamines (in de behandeling van schizofrenie met name vitamine B3) en wordt meestal 'megavitaminetherapie' genoemd.
  • Abram Hoffer (1917) é uma psiquiatra canadiano, conhecido pelo seu trabalho no desenvolvimento de terapias bioquímicas basedas no uso da nutriçãoe vitaminas no tratamento da esquizofrenia, Esta terapia é conhecida pelo nome de psiquiatria ortomolecular. A abordagem geral, denominada Medicina Ortomolecular, inclui o uso de megavitaminas. Abram Hoffer - Biografia - HealthWorld Online Página Pessoal - Orthomolecular Treatment of Cancer Entrevista com Abram Hoffer Bob Wipond interviews Abram Hoffer
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  • Abram Hoffer (November 11, 1917 – May 27, 2009) was a Canadian psychiatrist known for his claims that nutrition and megadoses of vitamins are effective treatments for schizophrenia. This general approach, called orthomolecular medicine by its proponents and questioned by most of the mainstream medical community, includes the use of megavitamins and is commonly called megavitamin therapy.
  • È conosciuto, soprattutto, per l'utilizzo di particolari regimi nutritivi e megadosi vitaminiche nel trattamento della schizofrenia.
  • Abram Hoffer was een Canadees psychiater. Hoffer studeerde landbouwwetenschappen aan de Universiteit van Saskatchewan, biochemie aan de Universiteit van Minnesota en geneeskunde en psychiatrie aan de Universiteit van Toronto. Hoffer reageerde tegen het overdreven gebruik van psychoanalyse en van antipsychotische medicijnen bij schizofrenie. Hij verdedigde de stelling dat voeding en megadoses vitamines behulpzaam zijn bij de behandeling van schizofrenie.
  • Abram Hoffer (1917) é uma psiquiatra canadiano, conhecido pelo seu trabalho no desenvolvimento de terapias bioquímicas basedas no uso da nutriçãoe vitaminas no tratamento da esquizofrenia, Esta terapia é conhecida pelo nome de psiquiatria ortomolecular. A abordagem geral, denominada Medicina Ortomolecular, inclui o uso de megavitaminas.
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