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Ann Williamson has used hypnosis for more than 15 years to tackle stress and anxiety. An accredited member of BSCAH, she is the author of several books including Brief Psychological Interventions in Practice (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008).
Jacky Owens is President of the Royal Society of Medicine's Section of Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine. She is an independent practitioner, and runs a company providing holistic services and support for cancer sufferers.
About the Contributors xiii
Foreword xvii
Preface xix
Part One Hypnosis: The Fundamentals 1
1. Hypnosis: The Theory behind the Therapy 3Dr Peter Naish
2. Hypnotic Phenomena and Hypnotizability 19Dr Ann Williamson
3. History of Hypnosis 31Dr Ann Williamson
4. Imagery and Visualization 41Mrs Jacky Owens
5. Use of Language and Metaphor 51Dr Ann Williamson
6. Safety 77Mrs Jacky Owens
Part Two The Stages of Therapy 87Dr Les Brann with contributions from Dr Geoff Ibbotson, Mrs Jacky Owens and Dr Ann Williamson
7. Initial Steps 89
8. Explanation of Hypnosis: The Working Model 97
9. Induction and Deepening 107
10. Establishing the Problem 123
11. Resolving the Problem 131
12. Ego Strengthening, Anchoring and Re-alerting 141
13. Self Hypnosis and Other Homework 151
Part Three Specific Disorders 155
14. Self Esteem and Self Confidence 157Dr Ann Williamson
15. Anxiety and Panic Disorder 169Dr Ann Williamson
16. Depression 195Dr Alastair Dobbin
17. Phobias 211Dr Les Brann
18. Medically Unexplained Symptoms 229Dr Michael E.Y. Capek
19. Specific Psychosomatic Disorders 247Dr Les Brann
20. Dermatology 281Dr Mhairi McKenna
21. Pain 293Dr Les Brann
22. Anaesthesia, Surgery and Invasive Procedures 315Dr David Rogerson, Mrs Jacky Owens and Dr Les Brann
23. Oncology 333Mrs Jacky Owens and Dr Leslie Walker
24. Cancer Care 351Mrs Phyllis Alden and Mrs Jacky Owens
25. Death, Dying and Loss 375Dr K K Aravind, Mrs Jacky Owens and Dr Ann Williamson
26. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 389Dr Geoff Ibbotson
27. Adjustment Disorders 413Peter J Hawkins
28. Eating Disorders 425Dr David Kraft and Dr Peter J Hawkins
29. Habit Disorder and Addiction 441Dr David Medd and Dr Ann Williamson
30. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 457Mrs Phyllis Alden and Dr Ann Williamson
31. Obstetrics 463Mrs Diana Tibble and Dr Les Brann
32. Infertility 483Dr Les Brann
33. Psychosexual Problems 493Dr Peter J Hawkins and Dr Les Brann
34. Children 507Dr David Byron and Dr Sobharani R Sungum-Paliwal
35. Learning Disability and Autistic Spectrum Disorder 525Mr Cliff Robins
36. Sleep Disorders 537Dr Les Brann
37. Performance Enhancement 547Dr Barry Cripps
38. Informal Hypnotic Techniques 567Dr Caron Moores, Dr Grahame Smith and Mr Martin Wall
39. Working Transculturally 575Dr Geoff Ibbotson
40. Commissioning, Providing and Auditing a Hypnotherapy Service 583Dr Les Brann
Appendix 1: Life History Inventory 591
Appendix 2: What Goes in Must Come Out 593
Glossary 595
Author Index 599
Subject Index 621
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