Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2012;60(1):1-30. doi: 10.1080/00207144.2011.621863.
Erotomania is the delusional belief that one is loved from afar by another person (the target). This study used hypnosis as a novel cognitive neuropsychological research tool to model erotomania. The authors developed 2 versions of a hypnotic erotomania suggestion and tested their impact by asking subjects to recall and interpret a story featuring ambiguous scenarios. They also challenged the delusion by asking subjects to justify their beliefs. The hypnotic erotomania suggestions successfully recreated the features of the clinical delusion for many high hypnotizable subjects. They believed that the target loved them, interpreted ambiguous information consistent with this belief and confabulated evidence in service of their delusion. Some also resisted all challenges to their delusion. These features are strikingly similar to clinical cases and highlight the value of using hypnosis to model clinical delusions. The authors also discuss some limitations of this approach.
钟情妄想是指患者坚信自己被另一个人（目标）从远处爱着。本研究使用催眠作为一种新颖的认知神经心理学研究工具来模拟钟情妄想。作者开发了两种催眠性钟情妄想暗示，并通过要求受试者回忆和解释一个包含模棱两可场景的故事来测试其影响。他们还通过要求受试者证明自己的信念来挑战妄想。催眠性钟情妄想暗示成功地为许多高催眠可塑的受试者重现了临床妄想的特征。他们相信目标爱他们，用符合这一信念的模棱两可的信息进行解释，并编造证据来支持他们的妄想。有些人也抵制了对他们妄想的所有质疑。这些特征与临床病例非常相似，突出了使用催眠来模拟临床妄想的价值。作者还讨论了这种方法的一些局限性。
