The Practical Application of Medical and Dental Hypnosis [Paperback]

Milton H. Erickson (Author), Seymour Hershman (Author), Irving I. Secter (Author)

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Publication Date: November 1, 1989 | ISBN-10: 0876305702 | ISBN-13: 978-0876305706

"During the past several years there have been ever-increasing numbers of physicians, dentists, and psychologists interested in hypnosis, both therapeutic and investigative. Reliable sources of clinical information and instruction were practically non-existent except for a few scattered individuals. To meet this need, to interest universities, and to stimulate medical and dental schools to an awareness of the importance of teaching clinical hypnosis, a group of experienced clinicians competent in teaching were formed. Throughout the United States, under the auspices of various professional societies and universities, this group conducted seminars on hypnosis.
"This book is compiled from the tape recordings of dozens of those seminars, and thus it contains the material as it was presented, with all the simplicity, directness, and effectiveness of the classroom presentation.
"It is no more, no less, than a comprehensive presentation of the material upon which thousands of clinicians throughout the United States have based the initiation and development of their successful clinical use of hypnosis."
-Milton H. Erickson, M.D. (1961)

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@quote: 'This book contains a wealth of practical information. There are commonsense tips on working with all types of clinical problems. Through actual transcripts, once can see how Erickson conducted hypnosis and taught students. Practitioners from all fields will learn not only important methods of hypnosis, but also ways to communicate with patients more effectively.' - from the new Foreword by Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D., Director, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Brunner-Mazel (November 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876305702
• ISBN-13: 978-0876305706
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #488,548 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: The Practical Application of Medical and Dental Hypnosis (Paperback)

Never having heard of this title before ordering it I was not quite sure what to expect. This book is interesting because if anyone has read any of Erickson's work they know he was not a conventional hypnotist nor was he a conventional teacher as well. So it was remarkably fascinating to see him teach through this book in such a conventional way.

I would recommend this book to anyone that is interested in learning about hypnosis let alone Medical and Dental applications.