622 Hypnosis for Health

Hypnosis has a long history, but in many circles it seems to have a questionable reputation. Although Mesmer’s showmanship (remember mesmerism) may have given hypnosis a bad name, modern health care providers are using the practice to enhance health. What is hypnosis and how can it help you? We’ll learn about easing stress, relieving pain, stopping smoking and eating mindfully with the aid of hypnosis and self-hypnosis. Guests: David Spiegel, MD, is the Jack, Lulu and Sam Willson Professor in the School of Medicine and Associate Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. He is co-author (with his father, Herbert Spiegel, MD) of Trance and Treatment, the standard textbook on clinical uses of hypnosis. Roberta Temes, PhD, is a psychotherapist and is on the faculty at Downstate Medical School in Brooklyn, NY. She is the author of Medical Hypnosis—An Introduction and Critical Guide, a textbook for medical students, and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Hypnosis. Her Web site is www.hypnosisnetwork.com publisher of a CD program on weight loss created by Dr. Roberta Temes. For more information on hypnosis, go to the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis www.sceh.us or the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis www.asch.net