The Practical Application of Medical and Dental Hypnosis

by Milton H. Erickson, Seymour Hershman, Irving I. Secter

[ The Practical Application of Medical and Dental Hypnosis Erickson, Milton H. ( Author ) ] Paperback 2012

482 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1989

About the author

Milton Hyland Erickson (5 December 1901 – 25 March 1980) was an American psychiatrist specializing in medical hypnosis and family therapy. He was founding president of the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis and a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Psychopathological Association. He is noted for his approach to the unconscious mind as creative and solution-generating. He is also noted for influencing brief therapy, strategic family therapy, family systems therapy, solution focused brief therapy, and neuro-linguistic programming.

Reviews

[David McClendon, Sr · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very interesting book. However, it is not a “how to book” by any stretch of the imagination. The three doctors conducted a seminar for dentists, physicians, and others.

I marked it down from 5 stars to 4 only because there are many problems with the transcription of the book. It appears that the doctors had handwritten notes and whoever transcribed the notes did not attempt to alter anything from the notes and typed them as the words appeared to them. In many cases, it is clear that the word intended was “he” but the transcriber wrote the word “lie”. This is also true of the word “are” which the transcriber saw as the word “arc”. These problems aside, it is a good book for a professional such as a physician or dentist who is seeking to expand the use of hypnosis in their practice.