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The adjunctive use of hypnosis in the treatment of 20 patients on a burn unit is described, including its effectiveness in paving the way toward positive transference, trust, support, and a generally psychotherapeutic environment. The author also discusses the reactions (both positive and negative) of patients and relatives to hypnosis, the attitude of the staff, counter-transference on a burn unit, and the need to guard against omnipotent fantasies.
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Schafer, D.W. (1978). Patients’ Reactions to Hypnosis on a Burn Unit. In: Frankel, F.H., Zamansky, H.S. (eds) Hypnosis at its Bicentennial. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2859-9_22
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