Clinical hypnosis for pain control / David R. Patterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patterson, David R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hypnotism--Therapeutic use.

Hypnotism.

Pain--Treatment.

Pain.

Pain Management.

Hypnosis.

Medical Subjects:

Pain Management.

Hypnosis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [2010]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

"Clinical hypnosis for pain control is a compelling argument for the use of hypnotic analgesia as a viable alternative to psychopharmacological interventions for controlling acute, chronic, and perioperative pain, as well as pain from nonsurgical procedures. 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 neuropathy. Written for a general clinical audience--but particularly for pain specialists--Clinical hypnosis for pain control also provides a masterful survey of the different types of pain, as well as a variety of easy-to-follow induction examples (and instructive commentary throughout) for the major types of pain syndromes. The book is also an excellent resource for students and researchers who want to explore hypnotic analgesia's scientific basis and its growing acceptance as an evidence-based practice, the latter exemplified by the work of psychologist Milton Erickson. In the book's penultimate chapter, Dr. Patterson outlines a groundbreaking approach of combining brief counseling techniques and Ericksonian hypnosis for long-term pain management"--Publicity materials. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-263) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2011 dcunns

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

9781433807688

1433807688

1433807696

9781433807695

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