Practicing Safe Hypnosis: A Risk Management Guide for Practitioners

ISBN: 1899836942

Author: Roger Hambleton

Condition: New

Explores the damage that can be caused by the incorrect induction of a hypnotic trance and associated procedures in laboratory, therapeutic, and stage performance settings. The laws of assault and negligence are used to assess the hypnotists criminal and personal injury liability in the English, American, and Australian courts. In addition, the reader will find commentary on the history of hypnosis, induction scripts for the use in conjunction with best practice, theoretical comparisons, and discussion on the nature of hypnosis including the controversial debate surrounding hypnosis as an altered state of consciousness.