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The effects of dissociatives can include sensory dissociation, hallucinations, mania, catalepsy, analgesia and amnesia.

The characteristic features of dissociative anesthesia were described as catalepsy, amnesia and analgesia.

According to Pender ( 1972 ), " the state has been designated as dissociative anesthesia since the patient truly seems disassociated from his environment.

" Bonta ( 2004 ) described dissociative anaesthesia as "... a peculiar anaesthetic state in which marked sensory loss and analgesia as well as amnesia is not accompanied by actual loss of consciousness.

" Both Pender ( 1970 ) and Johnstone et al.

( 1959 ) reported that patients under anesthesia due to either ketamine or phencyclidine were prone to purposeless movements and had hallucinations ( or " dreams ") during and after anesthesia.

Some patients found the hallucinations euphoric while others found them disturbing.