Hypnosis in the Relief of Pain

by Ernest R. Hilgard, Josephine R Hilgard, Josephine R. Hilgard

Book Overview

investigation. They thoughtfully tackle the controversy still surrounding the nature of hypnosis is it an altered state of consciousness or a pattern of behaviour adopted by both subject and hypnotist? The concluding section presents the Hilgards' neo'dissociation theory of hypnosis as well as a highly useful technique for assessing susceptibility in clinical situations. Pain has been called the greatest unsolved problem in medicine. Hypnosis in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865760624
• ISBN13: 9780865760622
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: William Kaufmann Inc.
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent!

The perfect foundation text for utilization of hypnosis, and suggestion for pain relief. This text will take you through background studies in pain relief, as well as the laboratory results of the Hilgard's own research. Very informative, many graphs, and statistical data are provided for the scientifically inclined. This book is a cornerstone in any practitioner's library.