Therapeutic imagery enhanced by hypnosis.
This paper has reviewed the history of using imagery as a powerful change and healing agent in humans. It has been a rather underused technique in the practice of Western medicine and psychiatry. I hope that the specific examples and techniques described herein will stimulate and motivate the reader to adopt them in their clinical practice and creatively develop new strategies and techniques applicable in other fields such as sports, the arts, education, and the human life cycle.
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Department of Psychiatry, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Akron.
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods*; D007092:Imagination; D007389:Internal-External Control; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D013561:Symbolism