Yet clinical hypnosis is not an 'alternative' medicine, the author argues; rather, it is an innovative way of using a patient''s subconscious resources to distract, dislocate, or reduce pain in a variety of clinical settings—from the ER to the hospital''s rehabilitation wing. As the staff psychologist at the University of Washington Harborview Medical Center''s burn center, Dr. Patterson draws on his experiences—and many hypnotic inductions—in helping patients deal with the kind of severe pain involved in treating burn wounds and in other types of acute and chronic pain, such as headaches, fibromyalgia, cancer, and neuropath
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
- Understanding Pain and Its Psychological Approaches
- The Scientific Basis of Hypnotic Analgesia and Pain Control
- Clinical Research and Hypnosis as an Evidence-Based Practice
- Ericksonian Hypnosis
- Ericksonian Approaches to Pain Control
- Acute Pain, Crisis, and the Hospital Setting
- Chronic Pain
- Motivational Interviewing
Summary and Conclusions
Appendix: Examples of Inductions for Specific Pain Problems
References
Index
About the Author
