Hypnosis in the treatment of trauma: A promising, but not fully supported, efficacious intervention

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 225-238

  Cardeña, Etzel ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAUMATIC SHOCK;

EID: 0034067590     PISSN: 00207144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207140008410049     Document Type: Review

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