VALUE OF HYPNOTISM.
The meeting of the British Medical Association brought forth some valuable utterances about hypnotism. Dr J. F. Woods stated that he had treated 2076 cases, with the result that 1578 had recovered, 293 improved, and in 205 there had been no apparent change. Of tte total number 881 were mental cases, including neu--1 asi-henia, hysteria and bad tern 1 er, most of which were “ borderkii d ” cases, i.e., cases verging on insanity. Outside these he had treated 118 cases of melancholia with 80 recoveries; 44 cases of mania with 20 recoveries : 28 cases of “ stage fright ” with 23 recoveries. In non-mental he had treated successfully 10 cases of writers’ cramp with six recoveries, 65 cases of dyspepsia with 59 recoveres, 41 cases of “ neuritis ” with 27 recoveries, 10 cases of gout with seven recoveries, and 140 cases of neuralgia with 114 recoveries. Dr Claye Shaw reminded the Association of the suspicion with which hypnotism was regarded until quite recently, which, however, had now almost passed away.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3778, 23 November 1907, Page 3
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169VALUE OF HYPNOTISM. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3778, 23 November 1907, Page 3
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