Trance and Treatment: Clinical Uses of Hypnosis

Author: Herbert SpiegelPublisher: American Psychiatric PublicationsPaperback:ISBN 10: 1585621900ISBN 13: 978-1585621903What is hypnosis? Despite widespread misconceptions, hypnosis is not a treatment in itself; instead, it is a facilitator -- a useful diagnostic tool that can help the practitioner choose an appropriate treatment modality and accelerate various primary treatment strategies.The second edition of this remarkable work (first published 25 years ago) is written to provide both beginning and seasoned practitioners with a brief, disciplined technique for mobilizing and learning from an individual's capacity to concentrate. Putting to rest both exaggerated fears about hypnosis and overblown statements of its efficacy, this compelling volume brings scientific discipline to a systematic exploration of the clinical uses and limitations of hypnosis.The challenge was to develop a clinical measurement that could transform a fascinating amalgam of anecdotes, speculations, clinical int