Forewarnings of Illness: Predictions and Premonitions in Cancer Patients

JOHN R. LION and THOMAS P. HACKETTAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 125, Number 1

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.125.1.99

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One hundred patients in a tumor clinic were asked if they had experienced forewarnings of their illness. Thirteen responded positively. Two said they had been "cursed," four had premonitions, and seven had been told by others they would develop this illness. Only five of the 13 considered the possibility of a direct relationship between the forecast and the illness.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 125 • Number 1 • July 1968

Pages: 99 - 102

PubMed: 5657381

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Published in print: July 1968

Published online: 1 April 2006

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JOHN R. LION

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THOMAS P. HACKETT

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Research fellow in psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, Mass. 02115, and Hall Mercer Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital Division, Boston

Clinical associate in psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and associate psychiatrist, Hall Mercer Hospital

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Forewarnings of Illness: Predictions and Premonitions in Cancer Patients

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