Mott T
University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Psychiatr Med. 1992;10(4):119-28.
There are numerous reports of untoward effects associated with hypnosis but no reports of hypnosis per se causing a serious untoward effect. The context and manipulations performed are markedly different in the various settings where hypnosis is used. The various settings such as stage hypnosis, amateur hypnosis, clinical hypnosis, and research hypnosis must be considered separately when discussing untoward effects. Although the incidence of untoward effects has been studied in the research setting, the incidence of untoward effects is difficult to assess in some settings (such as stage and amateur hypnosis) and has not been adequately assessed in the clinical setting. After reviewing the literature on untoward effects in these various settings, I conclude that amateur and stage hypnosis should not be done because the risk is not balanced by possible benefits. Research hypnosis and clinical hypnosis by well-trained practitioners are safe procedures if certain guidelines are followed.
有许多关于催眠相关不良影响的报道，但没有关于催眠本身导致严重不良影响的报道。在使用催眠的各种场景中，背景和实施的操作有显著差异。在讨论不良影响时，必须分别考虑舞台催眠、业余催眠、临床催眠和研究催眠等不同场景。虽然在研究场景中对不良影响的发生率进行了研究，但在某些场景（如舞台和业余催眠）中难以评估不良影响的发生率，在临床场景中也未得到充分评估。在回顾了这些不同场景中不良影响的文献后，我得出结论，业余和舞台催眠不应进行，因为风险与可能的益处不成正比。如果遵循某些指导原则，由训练有素的从业者进行的研究催眠和临床催眠是安全的程序。
