During the webinar for my NGH 2014 Pain Management Certification course the question was asked;

“What books do you recommend for hypnosis and pain management?” and I have gotten a couple of Emails requesting the list since then as well.

So here is my short list revealed. It’s a darn good start, no where near a complete list, but a great start.

Let your heart guide you as you get started on Hypnosis for Pain Management.

Read a lot, learn a lot!

Andersen, U.S., The Magic in Your Mind, North Hollywood: Wilshire, 1961

Barabasz, Arreed F. Ed.D., New Techniques in Behavior therapy and Hypnosis.South Orange: Power Publishers, Inc., 1977

Barber, Joseph, Hypnosis and Suggestion in the Treatment of Pain, W. W. Norton & Company, 1996

Caprio, Frank S. and Berger, Joseph R., Helping Yourself with Self-Hypnosis, New York: Warner Books, 1963

Copeland, Rachel, How to Hypnotize Yourself and Others, New York: Harper and Row, 1982

Coue’, Emile. My Method. Leidecker Institute, 1999 The eBook is available at my online store for $6.95

Crasilneck, Harold A. , Ph.D. and Hall, James A. , M.D., Clinical Hypnosis: Principles and Applications, New York: Grune and Stratton, 1975

Eslinger, M. Ron, Hypnosis: Putting the Imagination to Work. Clinton, Healthy Visions. 2013 also available at my online store

Friedberg, Fred Ph.D. Foreword by Matthew McKay, Ph.D. Eye Movement Technique for Emotional Healing, New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2001

Hammond, D. Corydon, Handbook of Hypnotic Suggestions and Metaphors, New York, Norton, 1990 Print

Heap, Michael and Kottiyattil K. Aravinhd, Hartland’s Medical and Dental Hypnosis,.Churchill Livingstone, 1989, 2002

Henderson, Charles L. You Can do it with Self-Hypnosis, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1983

Hilgard, Ernest R. and Josephine R. Hilgard, Hypnosis in the Relief of Pain,Brunner/Mazel, Inc. 1994

Hollander, Bernard, M. D., Hypnosis and Self-Hypnosis, North Hollywood: Wilshire Book Co., 1957

Jensen, Mark P. Hypnosis for Chronic Pain Management: Therapist Guide. New York: Oxford University Press. 2011

Karlins, Marvin and Andrews, Lewis M., Biofeedback, New York: Warner Books, 1972

Kroger William S., M. D., Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis In Medicine, Dentistry, and Psychology , 2nd ed. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1977

Kroger, William S. , M.D. and Fezler, William D. , M.D., Hypnosis and Behavior Modification: Imagery Conditioning, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1976

Kroger, William S., M. D., Child Birth With Hypnosis. North Hollywood: Wilshire Book Co., 1958

Kuhn, Lesly and Russo, Salvatore , Ph.D., Modern Hypnosis, North Hollywood: Wilshire, 1958

LeCron, Leslie M., The Complete Guide to Hypnosis, New York: Harper and Row, 1971

Murphy, Joseph , D.R.S., Ph.D., D.D., L.L.D., The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1977

Pelt, S. J. Van M.D., Secrets of Hypnotism, North Hollywood: Wilshire, 1958

Powers, Melvin, Advanced Techniques of Hypnosis. Beverly Hills: Hal Lighton Printing Co., 1953

Sarno, John E. M.D. The Mindbody Prescription, Warner Books, 1998

Temes, Roberta, Ph.D. The Complete Idiots Guide to Hypnosis. Alpha Books, Pearson Education Company. 2000

Yapko, Michael D. Trancework, An Introduction to the Practice of Clinical Hypnosis. Fourth Edition. New York, Brunner-Routledge, 2012

Also my Hypnotic Tips and Techniques DVD have a great part on tapping in it. (If I say so myself)

• The Lemon Demonstration Conviencer
• Magnetic Fingers Conviencer
• Glove Anesthesia
• Hand Tapping for PTSD
• Light and Sound Induction
• Raisin Mindfullness Training
• Counting Backwards Induction
• Eye Fixation Induction
• Zarren’s Marble Mindfullness Training
• Common Induction
• Dave Elman Induction

Best wishes,

Ron Eslinger