Hypnosis in the treatment of depression: Considerations in research design and methods

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-164

  McCann, Barbara S ^a   Landes, Sara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

BENCHMARKING; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 77951115409     PISSN: 00207144     EISSN: 17445183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207140903523186     Document Type: Review

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