Van Sickel A D
Nurse Anesth. 1992 Jun;3(2):67-74.
Hypnosis has been utilized for at least several hundred years, but the societal view of hypnosis has ranged from raving to ridicule. The advances of hypnosis as a scientific endeavor have occurred within the last two centuries, but many myths and misunderstandings remain about the nature of hypnosis and its effects on the subject. Hypnosis is being recognized as having many medical applications. Important applications for the anesthetist include hypnoanesthesia and hypnoanalgesia, which are found to have some advantages in specific types of patients that present for surgery.
催眠术至少已经被使用了几百年，但社会对催眠术的看法却从狂热到嘲笑不一。作为一项科学事业，催眠术在过去两个世纪里取得了进展，但关于催眠术的本质及其对受术者的影响，仍存在许多神话和误解。催眠术正被认为有许多医学应用。对麻醉师来说，重要的应用包括催眠麻醉和催眠镇痛，发现在特定类型的手术患者中它们有一些优势。
