The future of professional hypnosis: Comment on kirsch, mazzoni, and montgomery

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 185-194

  Frischholz, Edward J ^a  

^a RUSH NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypnosis; Hypnotizability; Suggestibility; Suggestion

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; HYPNOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SUGGESTION;

FORECASTING; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 33846022013     PISSN: 00029157     EISSN: 21600562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2007.10401578     Document Type: Article

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