Product reviews for Advances in the Use of Hypnosis for Medicine, Dentistry and Pain Prevention/Management

Although this is, primarily, a book directed at medical and dental practitioners, it does have very many useful techniques which should be of practical help to any hypno/psychotherapist.

The book is split into three sections, covering, as the title suggests, Medical, Dental and Pain Prevention techniques, with contributions from a variety of well know practitioners. As most of the interventions are evidence-based and backed up by case studies, , they are sure to be of use in persuading the medical and dental professions towards the use of hypnosis in dealing with many of their most difficult cases, as illustrated by one such case, when a Dr. Albert Mason used hypnosis on a young boy's warts, which turned out to be a rare skin disease called ichthyosis. Although the treatment was amazingly effective, Dr. Mason soon found out that it didn't work every time, which he put down to the fact that his own attitude towards the treatment had changed after he found out that the cure had been what he saw as an accidental by-product of his intention to cure warts. His own belief system simply didn't allow him to be as confident as he was the first time, which feelings were picked up by his clients,

This is a fascinating and interesting read, with much to teach about the mind/body connection and its uses in treating and, indeed, possibly preventing, a wide variety of medical afflictions.