Sydney James Van Pelt
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Sydney James Van Pelt (born 1 February 1908 in Melbourne;[1] † 7 January 1976[2]) was an Australian medical doctor and pioneer of modern medical hypnosis and hypnotherapy[3] as well as President of the British Society of Medical Hypnotists (for life).
Van Pelt grew up as an only child of a wealthy family. He graduated from Sydney Medical School and became commander of the Royal Australian Navy.[2] Van Pelt was appointed to the staff of the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne at the end of 1933.[4] He later founded the British Journal of Medical Hypnotism. In 1952 he was commissioned by the British Minister of Health, the Home Office and the National Association of Mental Health to assist in the adoption of the Hypnotism Bill.[3][5]
Publications
- With Gordon Ambrose and George Newbold: Medical Hypnosis: New Hope For Mankind. London: Gollancz, 1953. OCLC 14666843
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- New edition: Medical hypnosis handbook. Wilshire Book Co., 1965. OCLC 2951464
- How to conquer nerves. London, Skeffington / Roy Publishers, 1954. OCLC 14674627
- Hypnotic suggestion, its role in psychoneurotic and psychosomatic disorders: A thesis. New York: Philosophical Library, 1956. OCLC 1630501
- Secrets of hypnotism. Wilshire Book Co., 1958. OCLC 8654285
- Hypnotism and the power within. New York: Wehman Bros., 1958. OCLC 9550663
- Hypnotism. London: W. & G. Foyle, 1960. OCLC 8654279
References
- ↑ Lectuur-repertorium: 1952–1966 Supplement bij de Tweede Uitgave. Bd. 3. Algemeen Secretariaat voor Katholieke Poekerijen, Antwerpen 1970.
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 PDF bei www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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