title: Inability to dehypnotize--implications for management: a brief communication.
abstract: One of the possible complications of working with hypnosis, and a concern of some, is difficulty in alerting the patient from the hypnotic condition. Although such adverse reactions are rare and infrequently observed, they have been noted for many years. This article presents two cases of inability to dehypnotize and discusses the implications for clinical management of the dynamics that were found to be causally related to such behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20036-6511, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gravitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D001364:Awareness; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods*; D007318:Inservice Training; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management; D013404:Suggestion