Hypnosis and Counselling in the Treatment of Chronic Illness  
David Frank & Bernard Mooney, Ph.D.


$37.95
ISBN: 1899836748

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Hypnosis and Counselling in the Treatment of Chronic Illness opens a crucial debate on the place of using hypnosis in cancer treatment. Challenging prevailing attitudes in medicine today, this book poses the crucial question: Why is hypnosis ignored when there is so much evidence to support its benefits? It is evidence presented in this book that argues the therapeutic—and even healing—properties of hypnosis. Bringing to the debate an elucidating history of hypnosis plus a comprehensive series of case studies, Hypnosis and Counselling in the Treatment of Chronic Illness systematically examines:

  • the underlying hypnosis

  • the possibilities of its integration into the cancer treatment program

  • the nature of the opposition to its common use

In the course of its analysis, this work reaches fascinating conclusions about the mind-body connection, that is nowhere more evident than in the treatment of life-threatening diseases. It also raises questions about the direction medicine has taken, and on what changes of direction it could take in the future.

An invaluable read for all medical professionals, Hypnosis and Counselling in the Treatment of Chronic Illness is significant to all those with an interest in the ways we treat disease. Arguing compellingly for use of hypnosis with cancer patients, this work provides crucial insight into the body’s healing abilities—an insight that we cannot afford to ignore.

David Frank is a published writer whose ten years experience of lecturing and counselling has seen him at further education colleges, medical centers, and general practitioner surgeries. He is a full member of The British Association for the Person Centered Approach to Counselling and Education, and The British Society for Clinical Hypnosis.

Bernard Mooney, Ph.D., is a qualified counselor and lecturer, and has had over half a century of experience in teaching and counseling. He is a founder member, and treasurer, of The British Association for the Person Centered Approach to Counselling and Education.