title: Suggestive techniques connected to medical interventions.
abstract: The paper introduces a series of articles where several detailed clinical examples will be presented on the effectiveness of using suggestive techniques in various fields of interventional medicine. The aim of this series is to raise the attention to the patients heightened openness to suggestions. By recognizing the unavoidable nature of suggestive effects on one hand we can eliminate unfavourable, negative suggestions and on the other hand go on and consciously apply positive, helpful variations. Research materials, reviews and case study will describe the way suggestions can reduce anxiety and stress connected to medical intervention, improve subjective well-being and cooperation, and increase efficiency by reducing treatment costs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Affective Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Hungary.
authors.forename: Katalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Varga
keywords: critically ill; hypnosis; medical communication; suggestive techniques; trance state