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Does Hypnosis Make in Vitro, in Vivo?

Hypnosis as a Possible Virtual Reality Context in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for an Environmental Phobia

Valerie J. Walters

University College London

David A. Oakley

University College London

This case illustrates the use of hypnosis as an adjunct to therapy in phobia treatment. Interventions conducted in an hypnotic context included cue-controlled relaxation and covert desensitization, in which the client reframed her fears and transformed fear-related images into benign stimuli. These interventions were experienced by the client as having an "as real" quality and were successful in reducing her long-standing fear of the wind to a normal level within three sessions. This improvement was maintained at 18 months follow-up. This outcome is discussed in relation to virtual reality approaches to phobia treatments and ways in which hypnosis may facilitate cognitive behavioral techniques.

Key Words: hypnosis • virtual reality • phobia • cognitive-behavioral therapy

Clinical Case Studies, Vol. 2, No. 4, 295-305 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/1534650103256278
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