Hypnotically Enhanced Treatment for Addictions: Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Gambling, Weight Control and Smoking Cessation

This book offers new strategies, techniques, and scripts as well as reviewing traditional methods of treating addictions.

The five key addictions addressed are:

• alcohol abuse and dependency
• drug abuse and addiction
• gambling compulsions/obsessions and addiction
• tobacco addiction (including cigars, pipes and chew)
• food addiction/compulsions.

Many of the techniques and strategies incorporate a variety of therapeutic modalities, including: cognitive-behavioural techniques, re-framing and other NLP techniques, systematic desensitization, covert sensitization, 12-step-programs, guided imagery and meditation, and more. The techniques described can be employed both in and out of trance.

Author: Joseph Tramontana
Publisher: Crown House Publishing
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 158
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780982357361

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 12/01/2009 pg. 94

About the Author
Tramontana, Joseph: - Joseph Tramontana, PhD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and certified consultant in clinical hypnosis. Dr. Tramontana is president of the Louisiana Psychological Association and of the New Orleans Society for Clinical Hypnosis. He is also a member of the Association of Applied Sports Psychologists.