The Riddle of Suggestion

N. WILLIAM WINKELMAN, JR. and STEVEN D. SAULAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 129, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.4.477

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Suggestion has played a crucial role in psychiatric healing for thousands of years. The nature of suggestion as a psychological phenomenon is not understood. Unless the riddle is solved, a synthesis between the various schools of psychology is unlikely. The crucial variables must be related in a manner that is meaningful to both psychoanalysts and social-oriented investigators.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 129 • Number 4 • October 1972

Pages: 477 - 481

PubMed: 5071152

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Published in print: October 1972

Published online: 1 April 2006

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N. WILLIAM WINKELMAN, JR.

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STEVEN D. SAUL

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Head, Department of Psychiatry, Sidney Hillman Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pa.

Research Assistant. Department of Psychiatry, Sidney Hillman Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pa.

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