Elizabeth Lamont

Enhancing witness memory with techniques derived from hypnotic investigative interviewing: focused meditation, eye-closure, and context reinstatement.

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis April 1, 2011 Graham F. Wagstaff, Jacqueline M. Wheatcroft, Andrea M Caddick et al.

Due to several well-documented problems, hypnosis as a forensic interviewing tool has been largely replaced by the cognitive interview; however, the latter is problematic in time and complexity. This article builds on previous research showing that some procedures used in traditional hypnotic forensic interviewing might still be useful in developing alternative procedures for use in...