title: Hypnosis, attachment, and oxytocin:an integrative perspective (1.).
abstract: This article considers links between clinical hypnosis, attachment theory, and oxytocin. First, it proposes that commonalities between clinical hypnosis and attachment theory may improve our understanding of the hypnotherapeutic process. Then, it suggests that an integrative model unifying clinical hypnosis and attachment theory may constitute a link between clinical hypnosis and a neurobiological factor such as oxytocin. Finally, it discusses the implications of these hypotheses for clinical practice and future researches.
authors.affiliation: a European Centre for Medical Psychology "PsyPluriel," Brussels , Belgium.
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zelinka
authors.forename: Yann
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cojan
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Desseilles
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006179:Gyrus Cinguli / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D055048:Integrative Medicine; D009769:Object Attachment; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000097:blood*; D011582:Psychological Theory; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D010121:Oxytocin