Hypnosis and Suggestion in the Treatment of Pain: A Clinical Guide - Paperback

by Joseph Barber (Editor), Ernest R. Hilgard (Foreword by)

This book offers guidance from the field's most respected experts on the psychological assessment and treatment of pain, particularly with hypnosis. It covers both syndromes of special interest (cancer pain, recurrent pain syndromes, headache, burn patients, etc.) and special populations (children and the elderly).

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When a patient's suffering is not adequately managed by the best medical interventions available, the clinician may feel at a loss. In such cases, he or she needs modern, scientifically based, and effective psychological methods. This book offers clinicians guidance from the field's most respected experts on the psychological assessment and treatment of pain, particularly with hypnosis. Remarkably honest and authoritative, this book gives clinicians the resources they need to treat recalcitrant pain problems. It has the potential to relieve the suffering of millions of people with recurrent or chronic pain syndromes.