Matthews W J, Langdell S
Am J Clin Hypn. 1989 Apr;31(4):242-51. doi: 10.1080/00029157.1989.10402779.
Research on Ericksonian techniques and claims of effectiveness has been very sparse. Most of the focus on Ericksonian approaches has been on the development of techniques by the clinicians, seemingly independent of the meaning to the client. One of these interventions is the multiple embedded metaphor (MEM), a series of stories within stories. The underlying assumption is that in order to be effective the metaphor(s) needs to be processed outside of conscious awareness. Six clients participated and were given eight session of psychotherapy, three sessions of which involved the use of MEM. A week after each MEM session, clients reviewed that session on videotape with the therapist. Only one of the six clients reported amnesia for the experience. Four of the five nonamnestic clients had changes in their presenting problems and felt the process to be helpful. The limitations and implications for clinicians are discussed.
关于埃里克森技术及其有效性主张的研究非常稀少。对埃里克森方法的大多数关注都集中在临床医生对技术的开发上，这似乎与对来访者的意义无关。其中一种干预方法是多重嵌入式隐喻（MEM），即一系列故事嵌套在故事之中。其潜在假设是，为了有效，隐喻需要在意识之外进行处理。六名来访者参与其中，接受了八次心理治疗，其中三次治疗使用了MEM。在每次使用MEM的治疗之后一周，来访者与治疗师一起观看该次治疗的录像带进行回顾。六名来访者中只有一人表示对该体验失忆。五名未失忆的来访者中有四人在其呈现的问题上有变化，并认为这个过程是有帮助的。文中还讨论了该研究对临床医生的局限性及启示。
