Reconciling myths and misconceptions about hypnosis with scientific evidence

Madeline V. Stein; Steven Jay Lynn; Devin B. Terhune

doi:10.1192/bja.2023.30

Reconciling myths and misconceptions about hypnosis with scientific evidence

Madeline V. Stein^*, Steven Jay Lynn, Devin B. Terhune

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Psychology

Binghamton University, SUNY

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Abstract

This issue of BJPsych Advances includes an article on the use of hypnotherapy in psychiatric practice. The article contains a number of errors and misconceptions regarding the characteristics and practice of hypnosis that we address in this commentary.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	391-392
Number of pages	2
Journal	BJPsych Advances
Volume	29
Issue number	6
Early online date	14 Jun 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2023.30
Publication status	Published - Nov 2023

Keywords

Hypnosis
hypnotherapy
individual psychotherapy
mental healthcare
psychiatry

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