narcoanalysis

noun

1. a method of psychological investigation in which the conscious or unconscious unwillingness of a subject to express memories or feelings is diminished by the use of a barbiturate drug.

noun

1. psychoanalysis of a patient in a trance induced by a narcotic drug

n. pl. nar•co•a•nal•y•ses (-sēz′)

1. Psychotherapy conducted while the patient is in a sleeplike state induced by barbiturates or other drugs, especially as a means of releasing repressed feelings or thoughts.narcosynthesis