Hypnosis: lingering myths and established facts.

Hypnosis: lingering myths and established facts.

Torem M S

Psychiatric medicine

1992

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This paper reviews some historical aspects of hypnosis, discusses and clarifies the lingering misconceptions and the established facts. Moreover, the paper clarifies the predominant school of thought regarding the issue of hypnotizability and the relevance of hypnotizability scales for research and clinical practice. The paper concludes with a review of using hypnosis as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool.

Humans; *Hypnosis; Mental Disorders/diagnosis/therapy

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