Hypnosis and the Treatment of Depressions: Strategies for Change

In this book, Yapko not only demonstrates hypnosis is a viable and powerful approach to the treatment of depression but also confronts traditional criticism of its use head on. He first lays the groundwork for the book’s dual focus, opening with a discussion of depressions. He then focuses on the historical perspective of depression and hypnosis as ＂forbidden friends,＂ shedding new light on old myths about the use of hypnosis leading to hysteria, and even suicide. The result is a definition of hypnosis as a flexible and enlightened tool that offers precisely the multidimensionality that the problem demands.

Michale D.Yapko, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and marriage and family therapist in private practice in San Diego, California. A well-known speaker both nationality and internationally, he conducts programs for mental health professionals on a variety of applications of hypnosis and brief therapy methods. One of the most influential voices in the field, Dr. Yapko has published widely, including Trancework: An Introduction to the Practice of clinical Hypnosis; When Living Hurts: Directives for Treating Depression; The Case of Vicki: Patterns of Tranceworks (Videotape); Free Yourself from Depression; and Brief Therapy Approaches to Treating Anxiety and Depression (Editor).