IPCRESS is an acronym for 'Induction of Psycho-neuroses by Conditioned Reflex under strESS'
The IPCRESS File is Len Deighton's first spy novel, published in 1962. The story involves Cold War brainwashing - The story was made into a film in 1965 produced by Harry Saltzman, directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Michael Caine; and a 2022 TV series, starring Joe Cole, Lucy Boynton and Tom Hollander.