Beliefs and opinions regarding hypnosis and its applications among Chinese professionals in medical settings

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

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Yu, C. K. (2004). Beliefs and opinions regarding hypnosis and its applications among Chinese professionals in medical settings. Contemporary Hypnosis, 21(4), 177-186. Following up on an earlier study by the author on the perceptions of 457 Chinese college students to hypnosis, this paper examines specifically the beliefs and opinions of Hong Kong Chinese health professionals about hypnosis and its clinical applications.

Seventy-five professionals working in medical settings were studied. Findings indicated that while professionals share similar overall beliefs and misconceptions as college students, the professionals very much resemble those students without psychology training who hold quite different opinions on the dimensions of the worth and transcendence-achieving quality of hypnosis. Address for reprints: Calvin Kai-ching Yu, Dept. of Counseling & Psychology, Hong Kong Shue Yan College, 10 Wai Tsui Crescent, Braemar Hill Road, North Point, Hong Kong. E-mail: calyu2000@hotmail.com

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