Redefining hypnosis: Theory, methods and integration

Contemporary Hypnosis

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 51-70

  Gruzelier, John H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frontal cortex; Hypnosis; Hypnotizability; Neurobiological perspective; Neurophysiology; Sociocognitive perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002468998     PISSN: 09605290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ch.193     Document Type: Article

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