Hypnosis in the study and treatment of schizophrenia-a case report

Bowers, Maragaretta K.; Brecher-marer, Sylvia; Polatin, Alvin H.

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“…It is evident a t this point that the multitude of hypnotic techniques which are useful in the exploration and therapy of the neurotic patient, such as age regression, reliving, and hallucinated happy endings to traumatic events (Bowers,3) are to be used with caution in the treatment of the schizophrenic. In the treatment of schizophrenics, the therapist should be skilled in all other areas of the psychoanalytic, psychotherapeutic armamentarium, and he should, of course, have a very deep understanding of the schizophrenic process itself before he adds hypnotic skills to his repertoire.…”

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Theoretical considerations in the use of hypnosis in the treatment of schizophrenia

Bowers¹

1961

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

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Theoretical considerations in the use of hypnosis in the treatment of schizophrenia

Bowers¹

1961

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

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Individual and Group Assessment of Hypnotic Responsivity in Coerced Volunteer Chronic Schizophrenics

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Lieberman

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Hypnosis at Its Bicentennial

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An Exploratory Study of Hypnotic Capacity of Schizophrenic and Borderline Patients in a Clinical Setting

Murray‐Jobsis¹

1991

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

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A review of current clinical and experimental research discloses that psychotic patients display hypnotic capacity. There is disagreement about the degree of this capacity. The most recent research indicates that schizophrenic populations are comparable to normal populations on the Stanford Scales of Hypnotic Susceptibility and the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility. However, on the Hypnotic Induction Profile the mean scores of schizophrenics are significantly lower than normals. To investigate these inconsistencies, I undertook and exploratory study of the hypnotizability of schizophrenic and borderline patients in a clinical setting. Test results in this clinical setting, using the Stanford Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility: Form A and the Hypnotic Induction Profile, indicated higher than usual hypnotizability. The effects of transference in the clinical setting may be a possible explanation for some of the differences in the test results. Posttest questioning revealed response patterns and conflicts that may be unique to the severely disturbed patient population. These response patterns may influence the test norms for this population and may further help explain differences in findings.

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Hypnosis in the study and treatment of schizophrenia-a case report

Cited by 6 publications

References 2 publications

Theoretical considerations in the use of hypnosis in the treatment of schizophrenia

Theoretical considerations in the use of hypnosis in the treatment of schizophrenia

Individual and Group Assessment of Hypnotic Responsivity in Coerced Volunteer Chronic Schizophrenics

An Exploratory Study of Hypnotic Capacity of Schizophrenic and Borderline Patients in a Clinical Setting

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