Patrick Nienaber
Field Notes

Annotated bibliographies from the field.

Living, term-scoped bibliographies — one subject at a time, read closely and annotated. Each volume tracks a question I'm working through; as the research moves, new volumes open and the finished ones stay as references anyone can use.

Volume I Building · updated weekly

LSD & Trauma / PTSD

The clinical, mechanistic, and historical literature on lysergic acid diethylamide as it relates to post-traumatic stress — from the 1950s psychotherapy era through today's renaissance, with an eye to where the evidence is genuinely thin.

Scope: LSD & trauma/PTSD · Cornerstone entries first, context shelf and historical section expanding · Enter the bibliography →
Volume II Planned

Microdosing & Veteran Reintegration

The next question, opening after the dissertation: sub-perceptual dosing and the long work of coming home — where the daily-life evidence sits, and where it doesn't yet exist.

Opens post-study
Volume III Planned

Mystical Experience & Trauma Recovery

The transpersonal thread — measured mystical-type experience, meaning-making, and their relationship to healing after trauma.

Opens later

On method

Each entry is a real, sourced paper — citation, DOI, and my own read of where it sits. Cornerstone works are annotated in depth; context and historical entries are shorter but complete. Coverage comes first and depth follows: a bibliography is only useful if it's whole. New publications are surfaced weekly and added once verified. Where the evidence is absent or weak, I say so — that's often the most useful thing a bibliography can tell you.