This interview, as part of the court’s efforts to determine whether or not Holmes was legally insane at the time of the mass shooting, will use a “truth serum,” such as sodium pentothal. (An article in Slate defines a “narcoanalytic interview” as an interview between a psychiatrist and a patient–in this case, Holmes–during which the patient is given a drug such as sodium amobarbital. The patient is then questioned about the event by the psychiatrist after showing one or more symptoms of the drug’s effects.)Read More