DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS ON HYPNOSIS - 1980-1989

This article extends Clark, Hungerford, and Reilley's (1984) review of dissertations accepted by American universities from 1923 to 1980 by examining dissertations of the 1980s. A table shows which areas of research received the most attention in each of the last 3 decades. There was an increase in the percentage of psychology and educational psychology researchers using hypnosis in dissertations.