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Paul Horton

United States Navy

2 papers in the library · 48 citations · publishing 1973-1974

Papers

The Mystical Experience: Substance of an Illusion

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association April 1, 1974 Paul Horton 48 citations

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DOI: 10.1177/000306517402200210 Mysticism Illusion Psychoanalysis Psychotherapist +3

The Mystical Experience as a Suicide Preventive

American Journal of Psychiatry March 1, 1973 Paul Horton

Three suicidal adolescents with schizophrenic reactions could evoke a mystical consciousness, an 'oceanic' state that reliably soothed their overwhelming loneliness and reduced suicide risk. Recognizing this mystical state as a transitional phenomenon guides the most effective therapeutic approach.

DOI: 10.1176/ajp.130.3.294 Mysticism Loneliness Consciousness Psychology +12