The phenomenology of the experiences and the depth of hypnosis: comparison of direct and indirect induction techniques.
The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis July 1993 C Szabó
The effect of two hypnotic induction styles on subjective experience was measured in an experiment in which 44 subjects participated in both traditional direct hypnosis, induced by the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale, Form A, and indirect hypnosis (presented in counterbalanced order), followed by 4 minutes of rest before dehypnosis. The depth of hypnosis was measured retrospectively by a...