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After an introductory period of free association each of four patients was instructed to repeat, when in an hypnoidal state, formulæ which expressed certain of his unconscious phantasies or rationalized the cause of his illness. The clinical changes which immediately followed these suggestions included both increase and decrease in manifestations of anxiety and regression. It was concluded that appropriately chosen suggestions exerted a favourable influence on the course of the psychosis.