Thornton P I, Igleheart H C, Silverman L H
New York University, New York.
Int J Addict. 1987 Aug;22(8):751-65. doi: 10.3109/10826088709027455.
Forty-seven heroin addicts being treated at the New York VA Methadone Clinic were divided into an experimental and a control group. In addition to the regular methadone treatment program, both groups received subliminal exposures to a verbal message for 24 sessions (4 times a week for 6 weeks). The messages were MOMMY AND I ARE ONE (experimental) and PEOPLE ARE WALKING (control), administered under double-blind conditions. In keeping with the main hypothesis, the experimental subjects, when compared with controls, showed a greater decrease in their use of heroin and other illicit drugs during the postintervention period. Additionally, on a follow-up questionnaire, the experimental subjects reported being more in control of their drug habits and more effective in their work than did those in the control group. Also, analysis of the patients' reported dreams revealed that the experimental group had more dreams containing positive interactions with a significant woman or son than did the control group.
纽约退伍军人事务部美沙酮诊所收治的47名海洛因成瘾者被分为实验组和对照组。除了常规的美沙酮治疗方案外，两组均接受了24次（每周4次，共6周）的阈下言语信息暴露。信息内容分别为“我和妈妈融为一体”（实验组）和“人们在行走”（对照组），实验在双盲条件下进行。与主要假设相符，与对照组相比，实验组受试者在干预后阶段海洛因及其他非法药物的使用量减少得更多。此外，在一份后续调查问卷中，实验组受试者报告称，他们比对照组受试者更能控制自己的毒瘾，工作效率也更高。而且，对患者报告的梦境分析显示，实验组包含与重要女性或儿子积极互动的梦境比对照组更多。
