Hypnosis And Memory

Helen M. Pettinati is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Psychiatry Treatment Research Center, Philadelphia, PA.

I. INTRODUCTION.

1. Some Complexities in Understanding Memory, Bowers & Hilgard.

II. MECHANISMS OF MEMORY ENHANCEMENT WITH HYPNOSIS.

2. Reconstructing Memory Through Hypnosis: Forensic and Clinical Implications, Orne, Whitehouse, Dinges, & Orne

3. Hypermnesia: Effect of Hypnosis, Fantasy, and Concentration, Erdelya

4. Confidence, Memory, and Hypnosis, Sheehan.

5. Hypnotic Age Regression Techniques in the Elicitation of Memories: Applied Uses and Abuses, Perry, Laurence, D'Eon, & Tallant.

III. INDUCED AND SPONTANEOUS MODELS OF REVERSIBLE MEMORY DISTORTION.

6. Posthypnotic Amnesia: Disassociation of Content and Context, Evans.

7. Perception and Memory for Events during Adequate General Anesthesia, Bennett.

8. Hysteria and Memory, Hollender.

IV. CLINICAL STUDIES OF MEMORY ENHANCEMENT WITH HYPNOSIS AND RELATED STATES.

9. The Clinical Use of Hypnosis in Aiding Recall, Frankel.

10. Recovery of Memory and Represses Fantasy in Combat-Induced Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder of Vietnam Veterans, Kolb.

V. OVERVIEW.

11. Hypnosis and Memory: Integrative Summary and Future Directions, Pettinati.