<p>For scientifically supported texts, I would recommend the textbooks produced by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (linked <a href="http://www.asch.net/Professionals/ASCHBooks.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>) as a good place to start. None of these are free (legally), though.</p>

<p>They also produce a bibliography of <a href="http://www.asch.net/Public/ASCHBibliography.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">articles and books</a> (currently some 9 pages) that provide some additional handy references.</p>

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<p>What are some scientifically credible texts (preferably free and online) that I could read to learn more about Hypnosis.</p>

<p>While hypnosis is a real phenomenon, there seems to be a lot pseudoscience practitioners in the area as well.</p>

<p>Note: I'm looking more for a text book type work explaining how hypnosis works then studies providing evidence for it. It should of course be <em>supported</em> by studies, but its main purpose should be instruction.</p>

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Possible duplicate of [Does hypnotherapy/hypnosis, in any form, for any type of disorder, work?](https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/4473/does-hypnotherapy-hypnosis-in-any-form-for-any-type-of-disorder-work)
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@RobinKramer I edited the question a bit.
Christopher King
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Google Scholar is a great tool for finding credible sources.
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I modified the title to better capture what I think is the difference between this and previous questions. Feel free to revert if I misunderstood.
Josh
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To clarify, you are looking for two separate things: 1) studies that support hypnotism (to me, this seems answered with [this response](https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/a/4500/7943) to the above question), and 2) for a textbook on hypnotism?
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# Scientifically credible texts on how to perform Hypnosis

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-29)

What are some scientifically credible texts (preferably free and online) that I could read to learn more about Hypnosis.

While hypnosis is a real phenomenon, there seems to be a lot pseudoscience practitioners in the area as well.

Note: I'm looking more for a text book type work explaining how hypnosis works then studies providing evidence for it. It should of course be *supported* by studies, but its main purpose should be instruction.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Possible duplicate of [Does hypnotherapy/hypnosis, in any form, for any type of disorder, work?](https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/4473/does-hypnotherapy-hypnosis-in-any-form-for-any-type-of-disorder-work)  
> **username_0**: @RobinKramer I edited the question a bit.  
> **username_2**: Google Scholar is a great tool for finding credible sources.  
> **username_3**: I modified the title to better capture what I think is the difference between this and previous questions. Feel free to revert if I misunderstood.  
> **username_4**: To clarify, you are looking for two separate things: 1) studies that support hypnotism (to me, this seems answered with [this response](https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/a/4500/7943) to the above question), and 2) for a textbook on hypnotism?  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-06-29. Score: 4

For scientifically supported texts, I would recommend the textbooks produced by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (linked [here](http://www.asch.net/Professionals/ASCHBooks.aspx)) as a good place to start. None of these are free (legally), though.

They also produce a bibliography of [articles and books](http://www.asch.net/Public/ASCHBibliography.aspx) (currently some 9 pages) that provide some additional handy references.


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