Therapeutic Hypnosis With Children and Adolescents
By William Wester (Editor)
Laurence Sugarman (Editor)
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 all 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.
Throughout the book, 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. It will be consulted again and again by readers who wish to
bring hypnosis to their therapeutic encounters with children.
