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Using hypnosis for therapeutic abreactions.

F W Putnam1

  • 1Unit on Dissociative Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

Psychiatric Medicine
|January 1, 1992
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Abreaction, the reliving of traumatic events under hypnosis, aids in processing trauma and transforming memories. Hypnosis is preferred over medication for this therapeutic intervention, except when rapport is not feasible.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Trauma Therapy

Background:

  • Abreaction, the reliving of traumatic events under hypnosis, is a therapeutic intervention for trauma victims.
  • Its use dates back to World War I and is increasingly applied to child abuse and chronic PTSD.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss hypnotic techniques for inducing and managing abreaction.
  • To outline indications and contraindications for abreaction therapy.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic application of hypnosis for abreaction.
  • Psychotherapeutic processing of recovered traumatic material.

Main Results:

  • Abreaction helps recover dissociated or repressed traumatic memories.
  • It reconnects affect with recalled material and transforms traumatic memories.

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Conclusions:

  • Hypnosis is the preferred method for abreaction, superior to medication.
  • Effective in treating complex trauma, including PTSD and child abuse.