Can devices facilitate a hypnotic induction?

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 137-141

  Page, Roger A ^a   Handley, George W ^a   Carey, Joanne C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Devices; Gender; Hypnotic induction; Hypnotizability; Plasma ball; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPNOSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0036787822     PISSN: 00029157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2002.10403511     Document Type: Review

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