Hypnosis rounds: How to apply hypnosis in the practice of Critical Care and General Hospital Psychiatry

Thursday, November 7, 2024

3:05 PM – 4:20 PM EST

Location: Flagler

Lead Speaker(s)

Melissa Bui, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

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Speaker(s)

Philip R. Muskin, MD, MA, LFACLP, DLFAPA (he/him/his)

Professor of Psychiatry
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
New York, New York
Jose R. Maldonado, MD, FACLP, FACFE (he/him/his)

Chief, Division of Medical Psychiatry Associate Chair for Hospital & Medical Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University
Menlo Park, California
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Theodore A. Stern, MD, LFACLP (he/him/his)

Director, Thomas P. Hackett Center for Scholarship in Psychosomatic Medicine. MGH
Professor, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Abstract: Description of the session:

Have you ever wondered about what hypnosis is, what it can help with, and how to do it? Have you been uncertain about who can perform it, who can benefit from it, and who should not receive this treatment? If you have, this panel and interactive discussion should prove to be practical and engaging.

This 75-minute panel discussion will follow the preconference course in hypnosis and mindfulness; however, it will be open to all conference attendees. It will provide practical approaches to the use of hypnosis as a powerful tool for patients, both in the ICU setting and throughout the general hospital. The panelists will guide attendees through a series of questions and case vignettes that will describe and demonstrate how hypnosis can be used to manage pain, anxiety, and unhealthy habits. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to experience hypnosis/willful dissociation and to learn how to teach self-hypnosis to others.

Key questions to be answered include:

What is hypnosis and how might it work?

How does the modern conceptualization of hypnosis differ from early representations?

What problems can be managed with hypnosis?

Who can perform hypnosis (e.g., is certification in its use required?)

Where can hypnosis be used within the hospital setting? How can the C-L Psychiatrist facilitate its use across different clinical environments?

Who are the best candidates for its use and in whom should it not be used?

How can hypnosis be induced and how long does it take?

How can self-hypnosis be taught?

Are there any risks involved in hypnosis?

Why isn’t hypnosis taught to, and used by, clinicians more widely?

This submission is sponsored by the Critical Care Psychiatry Special Interest Group (CCP SIG)
Learning Objectives:
Identify cases in which hypnosis could be used to mitigate anxiety and pain and resolve unhealthy habits across a wide range of clinical environments.
Formulate plans for hypnotic inductions.
Apply principles learned toward practicing self-hypnosis.