Definition of "narcosynthesis" []

• Narcoanalysis directed toward making the patient recall repressed memories and emotional traumas. (noun)

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• "A warm and concerned psychiatrist, by employing a blend of psychotherapy and narcosynthesis, enables the patient to develop personal insights."
• "I was kept unconscious so I wouldn't be able to identify anybody, asked a few simple questions under narcosynthesis, and released when it was clear I could be of no help."
• "There was no deep mental probing done, I'm sure, perhaps only a mild narcosynthesis - no harm done at all that I can see."