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Reconciling myths and misconceptions about hypnosis with scientific evidence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 June 2023

Madeline V. Stein Open the ORCID record for Madeline V. Stein [Opens in a new window] ,
Steven Jay Lynn  and
Devin B. Terhune Open the ORCID record for Devin B. Terhune [Opens in a new window]
Madeline V. Stein*
Affiliation:
Research student in the Department of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Steven Jay Lynn
Affiliation:
Distinguished Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, New York, USA.
Devin B. Terhune
Affiliation:
Reader in Experimental Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
*
Correspondence Madeline V. Stein. Email: madeline.stein@kcl.ac.uk
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Summary

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.

Keywords

Hypnosishypnotherapypsychiatrymental healthcareindividual psychotherapy
Type
Commentary
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BJPsych Advances , Volume 29 , Issue 6 , November 2023 , pp. 391 - 392
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

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Footnotes

Commentary on… Update on hypnotherapy for psychiatrists. See this issue.

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