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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 125, No. 1

Articles | July 01, 1968

Forewarnings of Illness: Predictions and Premonitions in Cancer Patients

JOHN R. LION; THOMAS P. HACKETT

Am J Psychiatry 1968;125:99-102.

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Research fellow in psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, Mass. 02115, and Hall Mercer Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital Division, Boston

Clinical associate in psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and associate psychiatrist, Hall Mercer Hospital

1968-69, American Psychiatric Association

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One hundred patients in a tumor clinic were asked if they had experienced forewarnings of their illness. Thirteen responded positively. Two said they had been "cursed," four had premonitions, and seven had been told by others they would develop this illness. Only five of the 13 considered the possibility of a direct relationship between the forecast and the illness.

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