Hypnotizability and psychopathology
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The authors compared the hypnotic responsivity of 115 chronically ill psychiatric patients with that of 83 nonpatient volunteers. The Hypnotic Induction Profile was administered to all subjects, and diagnoses were established for the patients according to Research Diagnostic Criteria. All of the diagnosed patients (those with thought disorder, affective disorder, generalized anxiety, and miscellaneous disorders) were significantly less hypnotizable than the nonpatient comparison group. This effect was unrelated to age or medication differences. The authors discuss the implication of these findings in relation to a new model of hypnotic responsivity that takes into account the moderating effects of severe psychopathology.
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Genetic and neurotransmitter findings are consistent with the possibility that the DLPFC and dACC play an important role in hypnotizability.
“Genetic and neurotransmitter findings are also consistent with the possibility that the DLPFC and dACC play an important role in hypnotizability.”
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Hypnotizability is correlated with levels of homovanillic acid, a dopamine metabolite, in the cerebrospinal fluid.
“Hypnotizability is correlated with levels of homovanillic acid, a dopamine metabolite, in the cerebrospinal fluid.66”
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- Authors
- Spiegel, D., Detrick, D., & Frischholz, E. J.
- ORCID
- David Spiegel
- Venue
- American Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 1982-04-01
- Volume
- 139
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 431-437
- ISSN
- 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
- 1535-7228
- OpenAlex
- W2416917664
- Cited by
- 93
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- hypnotic susceptibility, hypnotic induction, psychopathology, psychiatric patients, thought disorder, mood disorders, generalized anxiety disorder
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Mental Disorders, Humans, Hypnosis, Paranoid Disorders, Psychotic Disorders, Psychotropic Drugs, Schizophrenic Psychology, Mood Disorders
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