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A Brief Communication

Hypnotic Susceptibility: A Personal and Historical Note Regarding the Development and Naming of the Stanford Scales

Pages 126-143 | Received 27 May 1996, Accepted 08 Feb 1994, Published online: 31 Jan 2008

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