Therapeutic Hypnosis With Children And Adolescents

by Wester, William C.; Sugarman, Laurence I.

• ISBN13: 9781845900373
• ISBN10: 1845900375
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-30
• Publisher: Crown House Pub Ltd

Summary

In this comprehensive volume, the editors have gathered together some of the fields most outstanding contributors to examine the wide-ranging applications and promise of the use of hypnosis with children. Part 1 presents the broad framework of hypnosis-the concepts, developmental considerations, approaches to induction, hypnotic ability, hypnosis with families and ethical considerations are thoroughly reviewed. Parts 2 and 3 focus on key psychological and medical applications of hypnosis. The medical section describes the integration of hypnosis from acute care settings to the operating room. Clinical vignettes help the reader understand the hypnotic encounter while supportive evidence, strategies and caveats provide insights. This volume will surely become one of the most invaluable sources of practical clinical knowledge that will enrich the repertoire of all child health care providers, and will be consulted again and again by readers who wish to bring hypnosis to their practice.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. iii
Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction to Hypnosis	p. 1
Hypnosis with Children and Adolescents: A Contextual Framework	p. 3
Developmental Considerations: Hypnosis with Children	p. 25
Hypnosis with Adolescents and Developmental Aspects of Hypnosis with Adults	p. 45
Hypnotic Abilities	p. 63
Induction and Intensification Techniques	p. 91
Ethical Considerations with Children and Hypnosis	p. 109
Psychological Applications	p. 133
Hypnosis in Childhood Trauma	p. 135
Hypnotic Treatment of Habit Disorders	p. 161
Depression	p. 179
Hypnotic Treatment of Anxiety in Children	p. 199
Hypnotherapy for the Treatment of Childhood Somatoform Disorders	p. 217
Hypnotic Treatment of Behavior Disorders	p. 241
Family Therapy as Hypnotic Conversation	p. 273
Medical Implications	p. 299
Integrating Hypnosis in Acute Care Settings	p. 301
Perioperative Hypnosis	p. 333
Hypnosis for Children with Chronic Disease	p. 357
Hypnosis for Children with Elimination Disorders	p. 387
Hypnosis for Children and Adolescents with Recurrent Pain	p. 417
Hypnosis and Palliative Care	p. 453
Author index	p. 467
Subject index	p. 479
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