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A mixture of chloroform and ether is dropped on a towel covering the patient's face while the therapist questions him. This abreactive technique is administered as an adjunct to psychotherapy. Pathological aversions and addictions to the treatment may develop. The patients' 'discharge tension' in the six cases reported improved. 'Where hostility is swamped by dependency, only poor results can be expected.'