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Psychopathology, hypnotizability, and dissociation.

E J Frischholz1, L S Lipman, B G Braun

  • 1Dissociative Disorders Program, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL.

The American Journal of Psychiatry
|November 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Patients with dissociative disorders exhibit higher hypnotizability than other psychiatric groups. This finding suggests hypnotizability assessment may aid in diagnosing dissociative disorders.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Neuroscience

Background:

  • Hypnotizability varies across different clinical populations.
  • Previous research indicates potential differences in hypnotic susceptibility among psychiatric groups.
  • Understanding these differences is crucial for diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To replicate and extend prior research on hypnotizability in distinct clinical groups.
  • To investigate differential hypnotizability across patients with dissociative, schizophrenia, mood, and anxiety disorders compared to a normal control group.
  • To assess the utility of various hypnotizability measures in differentiating these groups.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative study involving four psychiatric groups and one normal control group.

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  • Assessment of hypnotizability using the Hypnotic Induction Profile (eye roll sign, induction score), Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale (Form C), and self-ratings.
  • Statistical analysis to compare hypnotizability scores across groups.

    • Main Results:

    • Patients with dissociative disorders demonstrated significantly higher hypnotizability across all measures compared to all other groups.
    • Schizophrenia patients showed significantly lower hypnotizability scores on specific measures (eye roll sign, induction score) than controls.
    • Intercorrelations between hypnotizability measures were consistent across normal and combined patient groups.

    Conclusions:

    • The findings support the hypothesis that dissociative disorder patients possess higher hypnotizability.
    • Results suggest that routine hypnotizability assessment could be a valuable tool in the differential diagnosis of dissociative disorders.
    • Further research may explore the neurobiological underpinnings of these observed differences in hypnotizability.