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British Society of Medical and Dental Hypnosis
4 Kirkwood Avenue
Cookridge
Leeds LS16 7JU
Tel: 07000 560 309
E-mail: nat.office@bsmdh.org
Website: www.bsmdh.org
A national organisation of doctors, dentists and other health professionals trained in hypnosis and its use as a therapeutic tool in medicine and dentistry. Training courses are run by various branches throughout the UK and a small list of accredited members is available from the national office.
The British Complementary Medicine Association
PO Box 2074
Seaford BN25 1HQ
Tel: 0845 345 5977
E-mail: info@bcma.co.uk
Website: www.bcma.co.uk
Umbrella organisation that promotes complementary medicine and represents over 40 associations, 30 schools and 20,000 practitioners across the UK, with a common code of conduct. Website has details of hypnotherapy practitioners.
The National Register of Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists (NRHP)
12 Cross Street
Nelson BB9 7EN
Tel: 01282 716 839 (Mondays to Fridays 9am-5pm)
Helpline: 0800 161 3823
E-Mail: nrhp@btconnect.com
Website www.nrhp.co.uk
Promotes professional and ethical standards of members, and the safety and well-being of clients. Members are bound by code of ethics. Holds a database of qualified hypno-psychotherapists. Provides a public referral service, free of charge by phone, or send SAE for area listing. Member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy.
National Council for Hypnotherapy
www.hypnotherapists.org.uk
Holds one of the largest registers of independent hypnotherapists in the United Kingdom and strives to maintain the highest standards among its members. Can search for a local hypnotherapist online.
Psychotherapeutic or psychoanalytic hypnotherapists should be members of the following professional bodies:
The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
1 Regent Place
Rugby
Warwickshire CV21 2PJ
Information line: 0870 443 5252 (Mondays to Fridays 8.45am-5pm)
E-mail: bac@bac.co.uk
Website: www.counselling.co.uk
Can provide you with a list of private counsellors in your area, plus information on counselling and choosing a counsellor. Please telephone or send an SAE to the above address. Alternatively, you can search for a counsellor at the website which, along with an online directory of counsellors, contains details concerning membership, training and an extensive publications list.
British Psychological Society
www.bps.org.uk
Offers some general advice and lists psychologists in its Directory of Chartered Psychologists (£36), available in most reference libraries and via the website.
books
research references
'Psychological Treatment for Recurrent Symptoms of Colds and Flu in Children' by B Hewson-Bower and PD Drummond in Journal of Psychosomatic Research 2001, July, 51 (1): pages 369-77
'Effect of Guided Imagery on Quality of Life for Patients with Chronic Tension-Type Headache' by LK Mannix, RS Chandurkar, LA Rybicki, DL Tusek and GD Solomon in Headache 1999, May, 39 (5): pages 326-34
'Relaxation and Imagery in the Treatment of Breast Cancer' by LR Bridge, P Benson, PC Pietroni and RG Priest in British Medical Journal 1988, November 5, 297 (6657): pages 1169-72
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(July 2002)
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