Doctors have long known that sedative-hypnotics, which slow the brain and put the patient to sleep or relax, can interfere with a person’s perception of reality.
A 1984 review of the drugs midazolam, ketamine, and thiopental found that 18% of patients who received anesthesia during dental or medical procedures had difficulty distinguishing reality from fantasy. Also, during a 1980 survey, about 14% of patients were found to experience arousal or erotic dreams under anesthesia.
Scientists Melody White and C. Michael White found this after analyzing data from the first case of sexual assault or sexual hallucinations during and after February 2023. It turned out that there are 87 such examples, and they are described in 17 published articles.
There was also a striking similarity between the site of the medical procedure and where the patient saw the inappropriate sexual contact. For example, procedures with the breasts, as the caress of the breasts, with the mouth – oral sex, etc.
All of this can have serious consequences for both patients and doctors. The emotional turmoil a patient experiences while experiencing sexual abuse under anesthesia is likely to be as strong as if it actually happened. As a result, this can lead to serious psychological trauma.
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Source: Ferra
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