The use of hypnosis in crisis intervention

1 July 1974

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

Vol. 22 (3) , 188-200
https://doi.org/10.1080/00207147408412998

Abstract

3 case summaries are presented in which characteristics of the clinical symptoms are reminiscent of features of trance. The dramatic quality of the clinical pictures led to crises which required rapid and effective intervention. The spontaneous development of hysterical psychoses and states of somnambulism in persons with marked hypnotic susceptibility suggests that less flamboyant clinical symptoms might be produced spontaneously by smaller degrees of hypnotic susceptibility. The trance-like clinical manifestations are discussed as maladaptive defenses against anxiety. The role of hypnosis in the treatment plan is considered.

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This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:

Altered States of Consciousness
Archives of General Psychiatry, 1966
Three dimensions of hypnotic depth
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 1962
The major symptoms of hysteria.
Published by American Psychological Association (APA) ,1907