Dissociation Theories of Hypnosis

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 100-115

  Kirsch, Irving ^b   Lynn, Steven Jay ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW;

AMNESIA; ATTENTION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 0031611833     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.123.1.100     Document Type: Article

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