Hypnosis and Suggestion in the Treatment of Pain: A Clinical Guide

by Joseph Barber (Editor), Ernest R. Hilgard (Foreword by)

Overview

When a patient's suffering is not adequately managed by the best medical interventions available, the clinician may feel at a loss.

This book offers guidance from the field's most respected experts on the psychological assessment and treatment of pain, particularly with hypnosis. It covers both syndromes of special interest (cancer pain, recurrent pain syndromes, headache, burn patients, etc.) and special populations (children and the elderly).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393702163
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	06/17/1996
Series:	Norton Professional Books (Paperback)
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	438
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Joseph Barber, PhD, teaches psychologists and physicians at the University of Washington Medical School. He is an award-winning author on the topic of pain management, and a former President of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis.