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The use of hypnosis in surgery and anesthesiology : psychological preparation of the surgical patient / Lillian E. Fredericks ; contributors Frederick J. Evans [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fredericks, Lillian E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hypnotism in surgery.
- Hypnotism in surgery--Psychological aspects.
- Anesthesia--Psychological aspects.
- Anesthesia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (269 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Springfield, Illinois : Charles C Thomas Publisher, Ltd., 2001.
- Summary:
- The use of hypnosis in surgery and anesthesia does not seem to have any influence on operative mortality. However, hypnosis and hypnotic techniques teach patients a way to alter their body's reaction to the insult of surgery and all the poisons used to create unconsciousness. The use of hypnosis alters the psychological state of the patient which, in turn, influences the psychological reaction to the insult. This book describes in detail how to teach patients, in just a few minutes, what they can do to accomplish this. It also provides the vast amount of research that has been done to document
- Contents:
- HALFTITLE: THE USE OF HYPNOSIS IN SURGERY AND ANESTHESIOLOGY; TITLEPAGE: THE USE OF HYPNOSIS IN SURGERY AND ANESTHESIOLOGY; CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; REFERENCES; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; Chapter 1: HYPNOSIS: AN INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2: HYPNOSIS AND THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN1; Chapter 3: HYPNOSIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH CHEMICAL ANESTHESIA; Chapter 4: HYPNOSIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; Chapter 5: HYPNOSIS AS THE SOLE ANESTHETIC; Chapter 6: HYPNOSIS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; Chapter 7: HYPNOSIS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM
- Chapter 8: HYPNOSIS FOR CHILDREN IN ANESTHESIOLOGY AND SURGERYChapter 9: HYPNOSIS IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY; Chapter 10: PERSPECTIVES FROM PHYSICIAN/PATIENTS; EPILOGUE; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-398-08389-4
- OCLC:
- 689997417
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