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‘ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR’ INDUCED BY NITROUS OXIDE
Author(s) -
STEINBERG HANNAH
Publication year - 1956
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1956.tb00581.x
Subject(s) - perseveration , psychology , nitrous oxide , illusion , cognition , drug , audiology , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , psychiatry , anesthesia , medicine
Psychological changes induced in normal volunteers by inhalations of nitrous oxide are described. Some of these changes resembled psychiatric symptoms, for example illusions and hallucinations, perseverations, and ‘dissociated’ states. There was no relation between individual differences in number of changes reported, ratings for emotional stability, and cognitive impairment attributable to drug. Possible relations between normal, drug‐induced, and other forms of abnormal behaviour are discussed.