Time Distortion

Are there any controlled studies indicating the usefulness or contraindication of the use of time distortion in hypnosis (expansion, contraction or orientation in time) and with what problems?

Are there any studies about the effects of how time is conceptualized within a therapy method and communicated to a client and the degree of problem resolution, relapse or long-term results?

For example, question 1, are there studies comparing the effects of a time-neutral question "So when you feel yourself closing in on an important issue, will those hands close all by themselves as you get a hold of it?" (Rossi, E., The Psychobiology of Mind-Body Healing, p114) with the effects of the same question adding Erickson's "Please don't hurry, you'll have plenty of time" (Erickson, M & Cooper, L., "Time Distortion II", The Collected Papers, Vol II, p258)?

For example, question 2, are there studies comparing how the length of therapy is communicated to a client (directly or indirectly) and the actual time for problem resolution among "brief therapies" and therapies that may traditionally take longer (ie. psychoanalytic)? (Using perhaps Erickson/Cooper structure of requests for incomplete and completed activities with and without suggested personal time.)

I appreciate suggestions for further reading.

Replies:

Re:Time Distortion, by Jeff Zeig, 02/16/02 Re:Time Distortion, by Joe Wehry, 02/17/02

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