Hypnosis in Therapy

Beginning by explaining what is meant by hypnosis today, and tracing its historical background, this work discusses such fundamental questions as individual differences in susceptibility to hypnosis in relation to therapy. Separate chapters are devoted to the key topics of behaviour therapy, different forms of psychotherapy, psychosomatic medicine, the treatment of pain, and applications in medical and surgical procedures. The modern status of hypnotic techniques in obstetrics and in dentistry is reviewed, and a separate chapter on the use of hypnosis with children should be of special interest to educational and clinical psychologists. A final chapter reviews the use of hypnosis by various professions and paramedical disciplines, and discusses the possible abysses that may arise both through unqualified people seeking to practice "hypnotherapy" and by professionals acting outside their proper range of competence.