Brief reactive psychosis induced by sensitivity training: Similarities between sensitivity training and brainwashing situations

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 261-265

  Satoh, Shinji ^a   Morita, Nobuaki ^a   Matsuzaki, Ichiyo ^a   Seno, Eiichi ^b   Obata, Shugo ^a   Yoshikawa, Maiko ^a   Okada, Takayuki ^c   Nishimura, Akio ^a   Konishi, Takako ^d   Yamagami, Akira ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c Foundation for Advancement of International Science   (Japan)

^d TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

brainwashing; brief psychotic disorder; sensitivity training; suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFLICT; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOSIS; RELIGION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THOUGHT DISORDER; WORKER;

EID: 10144246567     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1996.tb00561.x     Document Type: Article

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