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Amytal Interview

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Amytal® Interview
A test carried out under the influence of Amytal, a sedative, to localise speech function before a temporal lobectomy in patients with medically refractory epilepsy. Amytal® interview was later used to evaluate memory which, by causing full relaxation with minimal sedation, may elicit information from a person who is voluntarily ‘guarding’ against its revelation


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Overview: Clinical applications of the amytal interview in psychiatric emergency settings.
Amytal interviews are similar to hypnotic interviews (Kwentus, 1981).
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