Hypnosis, Dissociation and Survivors of Child Abuse - Understanding and Treatment

Marcia, Degun-Mather is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist in private practice, and a lecturer and supervisor on the Diploma Course in Applied and Clinical Hypnosis for qualified health practitioners at University College London. She is and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section). She has worked as a clinical psychologist in the mental health service of the NHS for 40 years. During this time she was made Head of the Psychology Department of Warley Psychiatric teaching Hospital in Brentwood, Essex, where she worked and pioneered, with the help of a few colleagues, the first professional Hypnosis Training Workshops for health professionals which included a mix of psychologists, doctors and psychiatrists. She was also a founder member of the British Society of Experimental and Clinical Hypnosis.

About the Authors. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Hypnosis and Memory. 2. The Nature of Trauma Memory with Particular Reference to Experiences Following Childhood Abuse. 3. The Nature of Dissociation and the Long-Term Consequences of Childhood Abuse. 4. Hypnotic Interventions to Resolve Trauma Memories in the Treatment of Survivors of Childhood Abuse. 5. The Treatment of Survivors of Childhood Abuse. 6. Illustrations of Therapeutic Work with Hypnosis in Survivors of Childhood Abuse. References. Index.