A Handbook of Medical Hypnosis (Fourth Edition).

A Handbook of Medical Hypnosis

Third Edition. (Pp. 336. 45s). London: Ballierc, Tindall & Cassell, 1968. SINCE the British Hypnotism Act of 1952 prohibited exhibitions of hypnosis for entertainment, Ulster is the only part of the United Kingdom where the average person's familiarity (indeed the average medical student or doctor's familiarity) with hypnosis is acquired from a theatre seat. This is the third edition of the aut...

A Handbook of Medical Hypnosis

Ophthalmology Series. (Pp 321, Figs 167, Tables 41. £25.00). London: Bailliere Tindall, 1980. THIS well presented and well organised book discusses the known and potential effects and hazards of radiant energy on the eye. It admirably correlates current scientific knowledge concerning radiant erergy with its biological effects on ocular structures and documents the various mechanisms whereby v;...

A Handbook of Medical Hypnosis

BRAINWASHING and advertising techniques bear witness to the effectiveness of suggestibility. Hardly a day passes in the life of any practising medical man that he does not deliberately use it as part of his therapeutic approach. The effects of suggestibility must be taken into account in the design of any experiment to test the effects of a new drug. The 'inert tablet' has been found to be far ...

The Compression Handbook - Fourth Edition

A handbook of practical medical terms (English/ Chinese), third edition

The aim of the handbook is to improve communication skills of doctors; one can broadly distinguish two target groups: (1) doctors interacting with their patients and relatives; and (2) medical professionals who want to improve their use of Chinese as the major medium of communication to other doctors (eg from mainland China or Taiwan). Another aim is to improve communication between doctors and...