Bruce Eimer Ph.D., ABPP Patients on an unending search for satisfactory relief from chronic pain often become depressed, angry and alienated. This makes them a challenge to treat and decreases the likelihood of their receiving effective help. While hypnosis is an empirically validated treatment tool for pain, its efficacy is dependent on multiple factors. This workshop will examine what these factors are and how they interact. Then the session will provide concrete guidelines for utilizing these factors when using hypnosis…