HYPNOSIS and

BEHAVIOR
MODIFICATION:
Imagery Conditioning
By WILLIAM S. KROGER, M.D.,

Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology,

University of California Los Angeles School of
Medicine; Consultant to the Pain Clinic, U.C.L.A.;
Consulting Psychiatrist (Department of Neurology),
City of Hope Medical Center, Century City and Los
Angeles New Hospitals, California; Teaching Con-
sultant, Department of Psychiatry, Cedars-Lebanon
Medical Center; Co-founder, Society for Clinical
and Experimental Hypnosis; Co-founder, American
Society of Clinical Hypnosis; Co-founder and Past
President, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine;
Member, American Psychiatric Association; Execu-
tive Director, Institute for Comprehensive Medicine,
Beverly Hills, California.

and WILLIAM D. FEZLER, Ph.D.,

Member of American Psychological Association;
Associate Director, Institute for Comprehensive
Medicine, Beverly Hills, California.

Forewords by:
Martin T. Orne, M.D., Ph.D., The Institute of
Pennsylvania Hospital and University of Pennsyl-
vania.
H. J. Eysenck, Institute of Psychiatry, University
of London.

Here is the first book to bring together the two

fields of hypnosis and behavior modification
and describe the valuable new treatment mo-
dality that has resulted from their combination.
The authors present easy-to-grasp methods
of treatment for a wide range of clinical prob-
lems, including sexual dysfunctions such as
frigidity, impotence, and premature ejac-

ulation psychosomatic problems such as

. . .

asthma, gastrointestinal disorders, der-

matologic conditions, migraine headache,
cardiovascular disorders, and pain habit . . .

patterns such as excessive smoking, alco-

holism, narcotic addiction, obesity, stutter-
ing, tics, and bedwetting . . . phobias, hyste-
ria, depression, schizophrenia, mental defi-
ciency and organic brain syndromes.

Dr Kroger is a pioneer in psychosomatic

medicine, psychosexual problems and hyp-
notherapy He is one of the most respected
authorities on the role of suggestion and hyp-