The effects of hypnosis on dissociative identity disorder: a reexamination of the evidence.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the possibility that hypnosis has significant iatrogenic effects on dissociative identity disorder (DID).


METHODS
This paper reexamines previously published data that have been interpreted as indicating that hypnosis does not exert significant iatrogenic effects on DID.


RESULTS
The use of hypnosis is associated with differences in DID phenomenology and number of DID patients in treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
Hypnosis may have significant iatrogenic effects on DID.
Powell
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Psychology Faculty, Department of Social Sciences, Grant MacEwan College, Edmonton, Alberta. powellr@admin.gmcc.ab.ca
Gee
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D009105:Dissociative Identity Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D016896:Treatment Outcome