The Letters of Milton H. Erickson

by Milton H. Erickson

In these letters there are aspects of Erickson's life that have never before been revealed publicly. Readers are privy to Erickson, the man in a way that provides new insights into his awesome power as a clinician a researcher a theorist and on individual. Readers will also meet the luminaries with whom Erickson interacted, both in the field of psychiatry and in related disciplines.

393 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2000

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

[Elenute · Rating 4 out of 5]

historically useful

[Joe Ledzion · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the very first chapter, on letters to Margret Mead, Erickson provides the most systematic instructions for inducing trance you will discover anywhere in all his writings.