These three recently published books illustrate the different tendencies which prevail in the United States and Britain regarding research work and published findings in hypnosis.

Hypnotism as a therapeutic agent is not so widely used as it might be in India, and though its use in England is spreading, it does not seem to spread in a corresponding degree in India. My experiences with hypnotism in India are more limited than they were in England and Ireland; still I notice some difference in the behaviour of the native of India compared to the European as regards hypnotis...

This paper reviews the relationships between trance or altered state effects, suggestibility, and expectancy as these concepts are defined in the theorizing of Weitzenhoffer (2002), Holroyd (2003), Kirsch (1991), and others, for the purpose of demonstrating how these concepts can be assessed with the PCI-HAP (Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory: Hypnotic Assessment Procedure; Pekala, 1995a...

This paper revisits the too-long-overlooked relation between hypnosis and human development, aiming to understand hidden, yet powerful sociogenetic processes in development that are exposed in hypnosis. Hypnosis, as a process of interpersonal exchange, not only provides empirical evidence that such factors can dramatically influence intramental functioning, it also affords a glimpse of how such...

CONTEXT Complementary medicine like hypnotherapy is often used for pain and palliative care. Health professionals vary in views about hypnotherapy, its utility, value, and attitudes. AIMS To understand the opinions of health professionals on hypnotherapy. SETTINGS AND DESIGN A semi-qualitative method to survey opinions of the health professionals from various disciplines attending a program...

Hypnosis has been shown to be an effective treatment modality for a number of childhood disorders and several studies have demonstrated that children are more hypnotically responsive than adults. Hypnosis has a wide range of applications with children, including the treatment of learning problems, medical conditions, and mental health disorders. Despite the fact that research on clinical hypnos...

High levels of self-efficacy have been documented to be associated with optimal levels of sport performance. One technique, which has the potential to foster increased self-efficacy, is hypnosis. Hypnosis is based upon the power of suggestion and, while often shrouded in myth and controversy, has been used in a number of domains including medicine, dentistry, and psychotherapy. In contrast, spo...