Clinical hypnosis

This handbook on the use of hypnosis in medicine is intended for psychotherapists, psychologists, psychiatrists and physicians of all clinical disciplines. The first part contains detailed instructions for standard and individualized induction of the hypnotic state and verification of its depth. The second part outlines the principles of various forms of therapeutic use of hypnosis. The third, most comprehensive part is devoted to practical hypnotherapeutic procedures for specific diseases in individual medical disciplines - from psychiatry to internal medicine and surgery to dentistry and the use of hypnosis in children. The book is based on the author's clinical practice, on his thirty years of experience in conducting hypnosis training courses for physicians and psychologists, and on an extensive review of current foreign literature.