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Special Procedures: Intravenous Sedative Interviews, Hoover Test, and Hypnosis

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Handbook of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

An interview with the patient under an intravenous (IV) sedative, the Hoover test, and hypnosis are some of the specialized techniques useful in the consultation- liaison (CL) setting for rapid diagnosis of potential psychological factors affecting a physical condition and for behavioral control of pain and anxiety.

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Leigh, H. (2007). Special Procedures: Intravenous Sedative Interviews, Hoover Test, and Hypnosis. In: Handbook of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-69255-5_29

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