Main description:

Many health care professionals and complementary therapists use hypnotherapy as part of their package of care. Integrative Hypnotherapy provides fully evidence-based instruction on how to integrate the theory and practice of hypnotherapy into a range of clinical settings. It presents a combined approach of using hypnotherapy alongside other therapies, and is authored by a multidisciplinary team (nurses, psychologists, hypnotherapists and CAM therapists) who use hypnotherapy in their practice and is edited by well-known and popular educators in the field. The book is divided into two sections: key concepts and approaches in practice. The second section covers the application of hypnotherapy to specific situations/problems, eg managing pain, smoking cessation, gastro-intestinal disorders, life-threatening illness, anxiety, and weight management. Students and practitioners will be taken on a journey of examination, critical review and debate prior to reaching recommendations for best practice.

KEY FEATURES

. Relates hypnotherapy theory and practice to health care settings

. Provides research evidence to support and develop practice

. Presents combined approach of using hypnotherapy with other CAM therapies

. Provides practical clinical models and case studies to allow easy application of theory to practice.

Contents:

Section 1 Key concepts Chapter 1 The development of hypnotherapy in health care Chapter 2 An integrative model of hypnotherapy in clinical practice Chapter 3 Professional, ethical and legal issues in hypnotherapy Chapter 4 Research and hypnotherapy interventions Chapter 5 Working with the therapeutic relationship Chapter 6 Progressive muscle relaxation: a remarkable tool for therapists and patients

Section 2 Approaches in clinical practice Chapter 7 Anxiety and panic states: the CALM model Chapter 8 Recognising and integrating 'hypnotic trance' within touch therapy work Chapter 9 Body image, sexuality, weight loss and hypnotherapy Chapter 10 Helping a person go Smoke Free: a reflective approach Chapter 11 Hypno-psychotherapy for adjustment and resilience in cancer care Chapter 12 Hypnotherapeutic approaches to working with children Chapter 13 Hypno-psychotherapy for functional gastrointestinal disorders Chapter 14 Existential hypnotherapy in life-threatening illness