Dissociative
Dissociatives, colloquially dissos, are a subclass of
Effects
The effects of dissociatives can include sensory dissociation, hallucinations, mania, catalepsy, analgesia and amnesia.[4][5][6] According to Pender (1972), "the state has been designated as dissociative anesthesia since the patient truly seems disassociated from his environment."[7] Both Pender (1970) and Johnstone et al. (1959) reported that patients under anaesthesia due to either ketamine or phencyclidine were prone to purposeless movements and had hallucinations (or "dreams"[8]) during and after anaesthesia. Some patients found the hallucinations euphoric while others found them disturbing.
At sub-anesthetic doses, dissociatives alter many of the same cognitive and perceptual processes affected by other hallucinogenic drugs such as
Use
Medical use
Many dissociatives such as
Recreational use
Some dissociative drugs are used recreationally.
See also
- Arylcyclohexylamine
- Morphinan
- NMDA receptor antagonist
- Hallucinogen
- Deliriant
- Dissociation (neuropsychology)
- Dissociation (psychology)
References
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External links
- Media related to Dissociatives at Wikimedia Commons