David R Patterson All Books: Clinical Hypnosis sku-13312987

Clinical Hypnosis for Pain Control is a hardcover listed under All Books with David R Patterson as the brand. Patterson argues for hypnotic analgesia as an alternative to psychopharmacological interventions for acute, chronic, perioperative and nonsurgical-procedure pain. He presents clinical hypnosis as a way to use a patient's subconscious resources to distract from, dislocate or reduce pain, rather than as alternative medicine. A staff psychologist at the University of Washington Harborview Medical Center's burn center, Patterson draws on his work with burn-wound pain and other conditions, including headaches, fibromyalgia, cancer and neuropathy. Written for clinicians, particularly pain specialists, the book surveys types of pain and provides hypnotic induction examples with commentary. It also addresses the scientific basis and growing acceptance of hypnotic analgesia as an evidence-based practice, including the work of psychologist Milton Erickson, for students and researchers. The penultimate chapter combines brief counseling techniques with Ericksonian hypnosis for long-term pain management. SKU: sku-13312987.You may also like David R Patterson All Books | sku-5496565641 Paperback.