This comprehensive guide shows how integrating hypnosis with psychotherapy and mindful meditation can help clinicians treat patients who suffer from chronic and acute pain.
David R. Patterson and M. Elena Mendoza present hypnotic analgesia as a viable alternative to psychopharmacological interventions for pain resulting from physical injuries, nerve damage, surgery, neurological problems, and other sources. They review research elucidating the neurophysiological and biopsychosocial roots of pain and provide clinical strategies that can be applied in a variety of settings.
Patterson and Mendoza adopt a nuanced treatment model that deemphasizes pain reduction, which can be counterproductive, and focuses instead on adaptive pain management through cognitive restructuring.
This second edition includes updated research findings and practice guidelines, including technological innovations like virtual reality hypnosis, and a new chapter on mindful meditation. The authors also add a step-by-step case example that walks readers through an integrative, eight-session process and brings the techniques described in this volume to life.
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction: Managing Pain with Psychotherapy, Hypnosis, and Mindfulness
Chapter 1. Understanding Pain and Its Psychological Approaches
Chapter 2. The Empirical Basis of Hypnotic Analgesia
Chapter 3. Ericksonian Hypnosis
Chapter 4. Acute Pain, Crisis, and the Hospital Setting
Chapter 5. Chronic Pain
Chapter 6. Combining Mindfulness Meditation and Hypnosis for Pain Management
Chapter 7. Motivational Interviewing and Ericksonian Hypnosis
Chapter 8. Eight Potential Therapy Sessions for Chronic Pain
Afterword: Reflections on the Evolution of Hypnotic Analgesia
References
Index
About the Authors
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