"Canonized by everyone, by the clubs of war victims and supported by politics. They said that Bastiaans saved lives." The fact that hallucinogenic drugs were also used in his experimental methods caused quite a reaction. Praised by former resistance fighters who underwent his therapy and reviled by colleagues who found his practices irresponsible, the career that had begun so brilliantly eventually ended in complete isolation. Jan Bastiaans (1917-1997) devoted his life and work to the treatment of war traumatized people. "I had my back to the wall. No one could match him."—VPRO