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Suggestibility and Illusory Memories in the Therapeutic Setting — Pat Williams report on Dr Micheal Yapko's contribution to this debate • The paradox of cancer treatment — how important is a holistic approach in treating cancer? • Acupuncture meridians — myth or reality? • Tranquiliser addiction and therapy • Elderly victims of sadism — a recent report paints a horrifying picture of physical and mental abuse • It's a kind of magic! — a sideways picture of counselling • A story of emotional rape — A first hand account of the harm that can be afflicted in group therapy • The unnecessary evil — bullying at work.

Preventing bullying in school
Peter Smith describes the result of extensive new research.

Why hypnosis and mind matter in medicine
In the 1930's a bedouin tribesman introduced a young Irish doctor to the powers of the subconscious mind. Joe Griffin interviews the doctor, Jack Gibson, sixty years later after performing over 4,000 operations using hypnosis.

Why we die
The stark title of the book 'How We Die' makes it a surprising best seller. Barry Winbolt dicusses the ideas behind it with the author, Sherwin Nuland.

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