Can anyone be hypnotized? What happens to those who undergo hypnosis? Are there side effects? What practical, therapeutic benefits might hypnosis offer the public? These and many more intriguing questions are addressed in this authoritative collection of eighteen original essays by noted researchers and distinguished scholars.
Highlighting the volume are descriptions of hypnotic susceptibility and such related phenomena as post-hypnotic amnesia and time perception, analyses of specific procedures used, and an outline of the prospects for future research in this fascinating field. Detail is offered on the potential applications of hypnosis: its use in pain control, in medical treatment regimens for dermatological conditions (e.g. warts and blisters), and relief from chronic illness. Evaluations are made of the state of current research and potential directions for further study.
Contributors to this significant work include many noted scholars who have conducted field studies: Lorne D. Bertrand, John F. Chaves, William Coe, James R. Council, Margaret de Groh, Hans P. de Groot, Joyce L. D'Eon, Michael J. Diamond, Deborah M. Flynn, Maxwell I. Gwynn, Bill Jones, Richard F. Q. Johnson, Erving Kirsch, Steven Jay Lynn, H. Lorraine Radtke, Judith W. Rhue, Richard St. Jean, Theodore Sarbin, Nichols P. Spanos, Hendrikus J. Stam, Graham F. Wagstaff and John R. Weekes.
The late Nicholas P. Spanos was professor of psychology at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. John F. Chaves is professor in the Department of Community Dentistry and Human Behaviour at Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine in Alton, Illinois, USA.
511 pages
ISBN 0-87975-469-9