Hypnotic and Strategic Interventions: Principles and Practice

Edited by clinical psychologist Michael D. Yapko, this volume brings together contributions on the theory and practice of hypnosis and strategic psychotherapy. Based on papers presented at the First Annual San Diego Conference on Hypnotic and Strategic Interventions in 1985, it examines therapeutic suggestion, hypnotic communication, brief psychotherapy and approaches associated with Milton H. Erickson. Chapters address clinical applications including depression, humour in psychotherapy and methods for influencing patterns of thought and behaviour. Published by Irvington Publishers in 1986, the 335-page reference includes bibliographies and an index.