Out-of-illness experience: Hypnotically induced dissociation as a therapeutic resource in treating people with obstinate mental disorders

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-146

  Myerson, Joseph ^a,b,c,d   Konichezy, Andres ^e  

^a Israeli Society of Hypnosis   (Israel)

^b HypnoClinic   (Israel)

^c SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Dissociation; Hypnosis; Hypnotherapy; Mental disorders; Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; HYPNOTICALLY INDUCED DISSOCIATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OBSTINATE MENTAL DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDERS;

EID: 70349245403     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2009.63.2.133     Document Type: Review

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