Rapid Induction Analgesia: A Clinical Report

Abstract

This is a report of clinical dental experience using a newly developed, hypnotic pain control procedure. Characteristics of the procedure are outlined, an explanation for its success is suggested, and the broader implications of this success are discussed. The unusually high incidence of clinical analgesia rapidly obtained with this procedure leads the author to question the meaning and relevance of the concept of “hypnotic susceptibility” for the practical clinical application of hypnosis.