Treating anxiety with self-hypnosis and relaxation

Contemporary Hypnosis

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 68-80

  O'Neill, Lucy M ^a   Barnier, Amanda J ^a   McConkey, Kevin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Hypnosis; Hypnotizability; Relaxation; Self hypnosis; Treatment efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012178412     PISSN: 09605290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ch.154     Document Type: Article

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