Hypnosis in contemporary medicine

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis,  Jul 2005  by Wickramsekera, Ian II

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Stewart, J.H. (2005). Hypnosis in contemporary medicine. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 80 (4), 511-524. In this article the author undertakes a review of the recent literature on the uses of hypnosis in contemporary medicine. The article begins with a brief primer of hypnosis on basic questions regarding the definition of hypnosis, the validity of hypnotic phenomena, the risks of hypnosis, and similar topics of interest to people who may be new to the field of medical hypnosis.

The article next moves into a good overview of medical related hypnosis research into areas such as allergy, hypnotic analgesia for chronic and surgical pain, dermatology, gastroenterology, wound healing, neurology, obesity, oncology, obstetrics, and many other topics. The authors conclude that the accumulative evidence of these studies justifies an expanded role for hypnosis in medicine as well as increased emphasis on the importance of medical hypnosis research. This article may serve as a useful introduction to medical hypnosis that you can give to medical professional and patients who were previously unaware of its basic nature and numerous applications. E-mail address for reprints: stewart.james@mayo.edu

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