OVER 1000 CURES BY HYPNOTISM.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2146, 1 July 1920, Page 4

OVER 1000 CURES BY HYPNOTISM.

DOCTOR’S SUIT AGAINST LADY

PATIENT

SUCCESS WITH SCEPTICS

London, April 15

The value of hypnotism in the treatment of nervous complaints was discussed during' the hearing of an action brought by Dr. John Francis, Woods, of Harley Street, in the King’s Bench Division yesterday to recover £75 from Mrs Julietta Ladvorough, of Onslow Square, for medical attendance in .1915 and 1910.

Mr Matthews (for Dr. Woods) said the defendant was suffering from neurasthenia and other complaints, including a rash on the face, when she consulted plaintiff. She then received certain treatment known as psycho-therapeutics or psycho-therapy, which partook to some extent of hypnotic treatment, and counsel said it bore a sort of consulship to Christian Science. “You made,” he said, “a person believe there was nothing the matter with her, and that was very often halfway on the road to getting well.” The treatment had become well known to the medical profession, and down to that time Dr. oods had treated some 245 cases of neurasthenia, of which 210 recovered, 1G improved, and in 19 there was no apparent change. Up to 1913 he had treated 1,217 cases altogether, 1,097 with success, 87 improvements, and 33 failures. The defendant alleged that the treatment was not efficacious, but in 191 G she wrote to Dr. Woods a letter in which she said: “I feel ashamed that I have to tell you that I have again had those dreadful sobbing attacks, especially as 'you have done sue); wonders for me.”

Dr. Woods, in his evidence, agreed that he accepted a cheque for £25 from the defendant’s mother, but that was in connection with the first course of treatment. He never said he would treat the lady for the second course without remuneration.

In cross-examination by Mr Civeen, the plaintiff described the hyp-,, notie method employed on the defendant. He told her to relax alt her muscles, and he worked so as to get the nervous system under control. This continued for about half an hour, and was to get her in a sort of semi-sleepy condition. He suggested to her to keep calm, and that she would he well and the rash would disappear.

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