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narcosynthesis
narcosynthesis n.
Brit. 
/ˌnɑːkə(ʊ)ˈsɪnθᵻsɪs/
, /ˌnɑːkə(ʊ)ˈsɪnθᵻsɪs/U.S. /ˌnɑrkoʊˈsɪnθəsəs/
the reliving or re-enactment of a traumatic experience while under the influence of a narcotic drug./ˌnɑrkoʊˈsɪnθəsəs/ΘΚΠ
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narcoanalysis1936
narcosis1936
narcosynthesis1943
narco-hypnosis1947
1943 R. R. Grinker & J. P. Spiegel War Neuroses in N. Afr. 157 Narcosynthesis causes the patient to re-experience the intense emotions..originally associated with the traumatic battle experiences and..the action of the drug enables the patient to deal with these revived emotions in a more economical and rational manner.
1945 R. R. Grinker & J. P. Spiegel Men under Stress iii. v. 102 Here he underwent pentothal narcosynthesis and ventilated his intense anxiety.
1963 Times 9 Mar. 8/1 It is believed to be the first instance in which narcosynthesis—a technique to help patients release suppressed or forgotten information—has ever been used for this purpose.
1998 J. F. Kihlstrom in S. J. Lynn & K. M. McConkey Truth in Memory i. 8 In the early 1930s, two simultaneous lines of work led to the development of a pharmacological technique that came to be known as narcosynthesis.
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