Different Methods Of Induction Research Articles

A System of Medical Hypnosis.

Dr. Ainslie Meares is clearly a gifted psychotherapist. In this work on hypnosis, he repeatedly demonstrates sensitivity to the nuances of relationships, and awareness of the interactions between the two participants in the hypnotic process. Written in a notably lucid and felicitous style, the varying therapeutic uses of hypnosis are described, based on the author's own method of practice. His book is informed throughout by his purpose of presenting Medical hypnosis ... as a system of treatment in which various practices are linked each to each by their clear relation to underlying psychodynamic In the main by psychodynamic theory he means psychoanalytic theory. As befits a system, the entire range of therapeutic applications of hypnosis is covered. Detailed descriptions of the doctor-patient interactions in hypnosis are offered. Different methods of induction (relaxation, arm levitation, repetitive movement, direct stare, and a dynamic method directly geared to the individual

USE OF PRESUREN® IN CAESAREAN SECTIONS

SUMMARYThe paper reports on a series of 65 cases in which Presuren (Hydroxydion, Schering) was used as an anaesthetic for Caesarean section.The total dose for induction was 1.0 to 1.5 g supplemented after the delivery by nitrous oxide and oxygen or by V.A.M. (May & Baker). Three different methods of induction were used in order to find the most suitable application of the drug: Presuren alone, Presuren with d‐tubocurarine, and Presuren supplemented by succinylcholine. The last method seemed to give the most satisfactory results.