Narcosynthesis
Sign in to saveNarcosynthesis is a technique of treating post-traumatic stress disorder popularized by psychiatrists in the post-World War II era. Also called sodium amytal interview, amobarbital interview, or amytal interview, it uses free association as well as dream and during the session as a basis for uncovering relevant topics for later therapeutic discussion.
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Narcosynthesis is a technique of treating post-traumatic stress disorder popularized by psychiatrists in the post-World War II era. Also called sodium amytal interview, amobarbital interview, or amytal interview, it uses free association as well as dream and during the session as a basis for uncovering relevant topics for later therapeutic discussion.
==Uses== ===Medical=== While extraordinarily rare today, narcosynthesis procedures (using sodium amytal and pentothal) were widely used in the United States in the post-World War II era when only a very few psychiatric treatments were available. Administered as an inpatient hospital admission and overseen by an anesthesiologist, this procedure remains used in only the most extreme cases in the U.S..