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States of Heightened Suggestibility: Narcosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

H. J. Eysenck  and
W. Linford Rees
H. J. Eysenck
Affiliation:
Psychological Department, Mill Hill Emergency Hospital
W. Linford Rees
Affiliation:
Psychological Department, Mill Hill Emergency Hospital
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Extract

The present paper reports the results of certain experiments carried out in an attempt to obtain information on the increase in suggestibility which is often said to follow the administration of certain narcotics, in particular sodium amytal and nitrous oxide. The set-up of the experiment, and the results and conclusions reached, may be looked at from two different points of view, viz., (1) with regard to the light that is thrown on the action of the narcotics examined, and (2) with regard to the nature of suggestibility.

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Part I.—Original Articles
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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 91 , Issue 384 , July 1945 , pp. 301 - 310
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1945 

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