Being "the other therapist": the varieties of adjunctive experience with hypnosis.
Clinicians who utilize hypnosis in their practices are frequently approached with requests to participate in the care of patients who are currently in treatment with a primary therapist. Surprisingly, a review of the literature indicated that no research has been done on this common practice. This article provides a discussion of some of the important issues as well as the variables to consider in deciding whether to enter into this arrangement. It will serve as a starting point in generating further research on this crucial topic.
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University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods