title: The history of the founding of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis: a brief communication.
abstract: An account of the founding of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis during the years 1949 to 1956 is presented with details of its early development, purposes, and functions. The Society gave rise to the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, the International Society of Hypnosis, and the American Boards of Medical Hypnosis, Psychology, and Dentistry.
authors.affiliation: St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York, NY.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Schneck
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000266:history*; D012958:Societies, Scientific / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States