Milton Erickson

BIOGRAPHICAL OF MILTON ERICKSON

Milton H. Erickson, M.D. (1901-1980) is largely considered an architect of innovations in psychotherapy which have been called by some parallel in scope to those of Freud's. However, where Freud was a major contributor to the theory of personality structure, Erickson was the major contributor to the methods and techniques of intervention and change (according to Daniel Goldman, Ph.D., of Psychology Today). One can measure his contributions in many ways. He advanced clinical hypnosis, family therapy, brief therapy, and the general approach to problem solving in all therapies.

Milton Erickson was always delighted to recount that he was one of the few people who traveled East in a covered wagon. His love of doing things differently was a theme in his life as well as in the way he practiced psychotherapy. His unique approaches have impacted and changed psychotherapy in a pivotal way.

Born in 1901, in Aurum , Nevada , a long vanished silver-mining town, he was Albert and Clara Erickson's second child. When he was five, the family moved to Lowell , Wisconsin , and began farming on 80 acres. The family eventually grew to seven girls and two boys, which was a distinct disadvantage in the epoch of clear male and female work roles. The family frequently "loaned out" a girl for kitchen duties in exchange for an extra hand at crop time.

Even as a child, Milton was recognized as different. His schoolmates called him "Pat" because he always had his lessons "down pat." There was a paucity of printed material in his farm community and while still a youth he already had an insatiable appetite for reading. He amused himself by reading the dictionary. As a teenager, he began his prolific publishing career, writing an article about the problems of youths on farms for a national magazine. He enjoyed writing for newspapers as a student and continued to contribute to newspapers for many years. His submissions ranged from serious editorials to humorous anecdotes.

Erickson admired the wise country doctor, as a youngster, and planned that career for himself. Then at 17, he was stricken by poliomyelitis. He spent a great deal of time analyzing the intricacies and hidden messages of the conversations in rooms adjacent to his bedroom as he lay paralyzed. His examination of minute details of the relationships between thinking and healing and the effects of the mind on the body proved to be key elements in his recovery.

As a transition back to physical well-being, Milton planned a camping trip by canoe from the Wisconsin River in Milwaukee down the Mississippi to St. Louis . A friend who was going with him canceled at the last minute. As Milton 's parents were already uncomfortable with this trip, he decided not to tell them it would be a solitary venture. He began his trip with $5.00 in his pocket and being carried to the river because he couldn't walk far. There would be many portages with his canoe, but he decided he could depend on his wits until he could develop the muscles he needed. He was confident that even alone he would manage.

Many nights, he had "earned" his supper by telling stories to fishermen along the river and he recognized the power of stories the rest of his life

He paddled home after six weeks. He still had his $5.00, was tanned and had developed enormous shoulder muscle strength. He had learned to walk again, supported only by a cane. The trip impacted him and his thinking for the rest of his life.

Erickson became even more appreciative of the power of nature to soothe and teach. Erickson always relished learning and on this trip, he was able to see other ways of living. He talked to and learned from the company of people whose lifestyles were totally outside his experiences.

In Erickson's youth was marked with times of isolation and solitude as for the navigation of life. This life philosophy, this different view of the resources available within each person and the environment shaped his professional well as intervals of physical hardship. His life philosophy was shaped by the resulting appreciation of the values of observation, patience, perseverance, and hard work. All surroundings provide solutions, whether the circumstances are sparse, filled with adversities or teeming with yet-to-be discovered possibilities views and created a broader spectrum for psychotherapy.

ERICKSON SPEAKING ABOUT LIFE

Life isn’t something you can give an answer to today. You should enjoy the process of waiting,
the process of becoming what you are. There is nothing more delightful than planting flower seeds
and not knowing what kind of flowers are going to come up.

Milton H. Erickson, M.D.
1979

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ERICKSONIAN LITERATURE

Author	Book Title	Year	Publisher	Description
Alman, B., & Lambrou, P.	Self-hypnosis The complete manual for health and self-change (2nd ed.)	1991	Brunner/Mazel	See Newsletter: 12(2)
Baker, R.	They Call it Hypnosis	1990	Promethius
Bandler, R. & Grinder, J.	Patterns of the hypnotic techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. Vol.1	1975	Meta Publications	Ideas for reproducing Erickson's use of language in trance inductions. The model is based on transformational grammar and split-brain research. The forward was written by Erickson.
Barber, J., & Adrian, C.	Psychological Approaches to the Management of Pain	1982	Brunner/Mazel	Five of eleven chapters focus on Ericksonian methods of pain management, one written by Erickson himself. See Newsletter: 14 (1) p14
Battino, R., & South, T.	Ericksonian Approaches A Comprehensive Manual Second Edition		Crown House
Bauer, Sofia M. F	Hipnoterapia Ericksoniana Paso a Paso	1998	Campinas/SP Brazil : Editora Psy	(In Portuguese)
Bell-Gadsby, Cheryl, & Siegenberg, Anne	Reclaiming Her Story Ericksonian solution focused therapy for sexual abuse	1996	Brunner/Mazel	See Newsletter: 16(3) p4
Calof, D.	Hypnotic Techniques
Calof, D. & Simons, R.	The Couple who Became Each Other	1996	Bantam Books	See Newsletter: 17 (1) p14
Combs, G. & Freedman, J.	Symbol, Story & Ceremony Using metaphor in individual and family therapy	1990	W. W. Norton	The authors illustrate the artistic and metaphorical side of Ericksonian psychotherapy. See Newsletter: 13 (1)
Cooper, L. & Erickson, M.	Time Distortion in Hypnosis An Experimental and Clinical Investigation	1954 1959 1982	Irvington	The results of Erickson and Cooper¹s experimental and clinical work in this area. Much of this material is included in the Collected Papers.
Cooper, L.; Erickson, E.; Erickson, M.: Morgan, R. F.; Sacerdote, P.; & Zimbardo, P. G.	Training the Time Sense Hypnotic and Conditioning Approaches	1994	Innova
de Shazer, S.	Keys to Solution in Brief Therapy	1985	W. W. Norton
Dolan, Y.	A Path with a Heart Ericksonian utilization with resistant and chronic patients.	1985	Brunner/Mazel.	This book presents an extension of Ericksonian principles and techniques into work with difficult, multi-problem, long-term patients.
Dolan, Y.	Resolving Sexual Abuse Solution focused therapy and Ericksonian hypnosis for adult survivors.	1991	W. W. Norton	See Newsletter: 12 (3)
Edgette, J. & Edgette, J	The Handbook of Hypnotic Phenomena in Psychotherapy	1995	Brunner/Mazel	See Newsletter: 16 (1) p14
Erickson, M.	Encyclopedia Britannica 14^th Edition, Vol. 12, “Hypnotism”	1954	Encyclopedia Britannica
Erickson, M.	Special Collection: Papers by Milton H. Erickson	July 1977	ASCH Journal	A collection of papers published by Milton H. Erickson in the ASCH journal.
Erickson, M.	The Seminars of Milton H. Erickson Presentation to the San Diego Society of Clinical Hypnosis	2001	Foundation Press	This is an edited transcription of a seminar by Erickson in San Diego , April 29, 1962 . It is the first in a series.
Erickson, M., & Rossi, E.	Experiencing Hypnosis Therapeutic Approaches to Altered States	1981	Irvington	The third book in the series, containing a transcript of a lecture on hypnosis in psychiatry by Erickson and discussion of various therapeutic techniques and approaches. Includes a description of Erickson's famous nonverbal arm catalepsy induction technique. Two audiocassettes (of the lecture mentioned above) accompany this book
Erickson, M., & Rossi, E.	Hypnotherapy An Exploratory Casebook	1979 1980	Irvington	The second book in the series. This volume deals extensively with hypnotic therapy, utilizing numerous case examples and transcripts. A tape of a therapy session, conducted by Erickson, with a man with phantom limb pain and his wife with tinnitus accompanies this book.
Erickson, M., & Rossi, E.	The February Man Evolving Consciousness and Identity in Hypnotherapy	1989 1991	Brunner/Mazel Taylor & Francis	See Newsletter: 10 (1)
Erickson, M., Hershman, S., & Secter, I.	The Practical Application of Medical and Dental Hypnosis	1961 1991	Julian Press, Brunner/Mazel	This book was compiled primarily from transcripts of workshops for medical, psychological and dental professionals given by the authors during the late 1950s. It was reissued in 1989 with a foreword by Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D. See Newsletter: 10 (2) p11
Erickson, M., Rossi, E., & Rossi, S.	Hypnotic Realities The Induction of Clinical Hypnosis and Forms of Indirect Suggestions	1976	Irvington	The first book in a series of three co-authored by Erickson and Rossi. Gives an overall model for Erickson's hypnotic approaches. Contains numerous discussions and commentaries on transcripts of inductions. Accompanied by an audiocassette of Erickson doing two inductions with the same subject.
Evans, B. & Burrows, G.	Hypnosis in Australia	1998	AJCEH	Provides an introduction to Ericksonian methods. See Newsletter: 19 (1) p19
Fisch, R., Weakland, J., & Segal, L	The Tactics of Change	1982	Jossey-Bass	This book was dedicated to Milton H. Erickson
Freytag, F.	The Hypnoanalysis of an Anxiety Hysteria	1959	Julian Press	This book was dedicated to Milton H. Erickson
Gilligan, S. G.	Therapeutic Trances The Cooperation Principle in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy	1986	Brunner/Mazel	This book is Gilligan's overview of Ericksonian hypnotherapy, including his model of symptom phenomena as self-devaluing trance phenomena and how to transform them into self-valuing assets. A general discussion of the major schools of hypnosis is included to put Erickson's approach into context.
Gordon, D.	Therapeutic Metaphors Helping others through the looking glass	1978	Meta Publications
Gordon, D., & Myers-Anderson, M.	Phoenix Therapeutic patterns of Milton H. Erickson	1981	Meta Publications	An attempt at systematizing and making explicit Erickson’s therapeutic (as opposed to strictly hypnotic) work. Uses material from Erickson's teaching seminars to illustrate the principles discussed.
Grinder, J., DeLozier, J., & Bandler, R	Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson M.D. Vol. 2	1977	Meta Publications	Offers conceptions of sensory-based maps, different approaches for congruent and incongruent clients and other ideas about Erickson's hypnotic work. A transcript of Erickson's work (taken from "The Artistry of Milton Erickson" videotape) is analyzed with reference to the formulations presented in both volumes.
Gurman & Kniskern	Ericksonian Family Therapy	1991		See Newsletter: 12 (2)
Haley, J	Uncommon Therapy The Psychiatric Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D.	1973 1986	W. W. Norton	Contains numerous case examples, discussions with Erickson, commentaries and specific techniques. The book is mainly about Erickson's therapeutic approaches. The material is organized and presented within the family life cycle framework.
Haley, J.	Conversations With Milton H. Erickson Changing individuals, Vol. 1	1985 1999	Triangle Press W. W. Norton	These conversations took place mainly in the late 1950s between Erickson, Haley, John Weakland and occasionally Gregory Bateson. Haley and Weakland were trying to understand Erickson's brief therapy for their research with Bate son's project on communication and for their own clinical work with individuals, couples and families.
Haley, J.	Conversations With Milton H. Erickson Changing couples, Vol. 2	1985 1999	Triangle Press W. W. Norton	Reading the books is like reading the transcripts of supervision sessions with some theoretical material and some case discussion.
Haley, J.	Conversations With Milton H. Erickson Changing children and families, Vol.3	1985 1999	Triangle Press W. W. Norton	This material was the source for much of the material in Uncommon Therapy.
Haley, J.	Jay Haley on Milton Erickson	1993 1994	Brunner/Mazel	See Newsletter: 14 (2) p12
Haley, J.	Ordeal therapy	1984	Jossey-Bass	This is an extension of the benevolent ordeal therapy Haley learned from Erickson. Some Erickson cases are used, but the majority comes from cases Haley supervised or treated himself. See Newsletter: 4 (3)
Haley, J.	Problem Solving Therapy	1976	Jossey-Bass
Haley, J.	Strategies of Psychotherapy	1963 1990	Grune-Stratton Triangle Press
Haley, J. (Ed.)	Advanced Techniques of Hypnosis & Therapy Selected Papers of Milton H. Erickson	1967	Grune & Stratton	This was the first effort to compile Erickson's major papers on hypnosis and therapy. It also contains a biographical introduction and discussion of Erickson's work by Haley, Erickson's longtime student and popularizer. All of this material, with the exception of Haley's writing, is included in the Collected Papers (edited by Rossi).
Hammerschlag, C.	Dancing Healers	1988	Harper & Row
Hartland, J.	Medical & Dental Hypnosis 2^nd Edition	1971	Bailliere Tindal, London	Erickson wrote the forward.
Havens, R.	The Wisdom of Milton H. Erickson Vol. I	1985	Irvington	This book is a compilation of quotations from Erickson on various topics relating to therapy and hypnosis. The quotations are organized into sections, and what emerges constitutes a natural model for Erickson's therapeutic and hypnotic approaches
Havens, R. (Ed.)	The Wisdom of Milton H. Erickson Human behavior and psychotherapy, Vol. II	1989 1992	Irvington	See Newsletter: 5 (3)
Havens, R., & Walters, C.	Hypnotherapy Scripts A neo-Ericksonian approach to persuasive healing	1989	Brunner/Mazel	See Newsletter: 9 (3)
Hughes & Rothovious	World’s Greatest Hypnotists (Chapters 22-24, pp. 223-248)	1996	University Press of America	See Newsletter: 17 (3) p17
Kershaw, C.	The Couple's Hypnotic Dance Creating Ericksonian strategies in marital therapy	1992	Brunner/Mazel	See Newsletter: 11 (3)
Klippstein, H. (Ed.)	Ericksonian Hypnotherapeutic Group Inductions	1991	Brunner/Mazel
Lankton, C., & Lankton, S.	Tales of Enchantment Goal-oriented metaphors for adults and children in therapy	1989	Taylor and Francis / Brunner-Routledge Publications
Lankton, S.	Ericksonian Hypnosis Application, Preparation and Research	1988
Lankton, S.	Practical Magic A translation of basic neurolinguistic programming into clinical psychotherapy	1980	Crown House Publications
Lankton, S. (Ed.)	Central Themes and Principals of Ericksonian Therapy	1987
Lankton, S. (Ed.)	Ericksonian Monographs Number 1 Elements and dimensions of an Ericksonian approach	1985		This first volume includes a new article, contributed by Elizabeth Erickson, that is an update of an unpublished Milton Erickson article on certain principles of medical hypnosis See Newsletter: 8 (3)
Lankton, S. (Ed.)	Ericksonian Monographs Number 2 Central themes and principles of Ericksonian therapy	1987		This is the second of the Ericksonian Monographs series See Newsletter: 8(3)
Lankton, S. (Ed.)	Ericksonian Monographs Number 5 Ericksonian Hypnosis: Application, Preparation and Research	1989		See Newsletter: 14 (3)
Lankton, S., & Erickson, K. (Eds.)	Ericksonian Monographs Number 9 The essence of a single session success	1993		See Newsletter: 14 (1) p11
Lankton, S., & Lankton, C.	Enchantment and Intervention in Family Therapy Training in Ericksonian Approaches	1986	Crown House Publications	This book takes the Lankton's elaboration of Erickson's work further than the first book and links the hypnotic approaches to family and couple therapy. See Newsletter: 14 (2) p14
Lankton, S., & Lankton, C.	The Answer Within A clinical framework of Ericksonian hypnotherapy	1983	Crown House Publications	Contains case examples from Erickson's and Lankton's work embedded in a comprehensive framework to provide clinicians access to Ericksonian approaches to the use of hypnosis in therapy
Lankton, S., & Zeig, J. (Eds.)	Ericksonian Monographs # 10 Difficult contexts for therapy	1995		See Newsletter: 15 (3) p13
Lankton, S., & Zeig, J. (Eds.)	Ericksonian Monographs Number 3 Treatment for special populations with Ericksonian approaches	1988		See Newsletter: 8 (3)
Lankton, S., & Zeig, J. (Eds.)	Ericksonian Monographs Number 4 Research, comparisons and medical applications of Ericksonian techniques	1988		See Newsletter: 14 (3)
Lankton, S., & Zeig, J. (Eds.)	Ericksonian Monographs Number 6 Extrapolations: Demonstrations of Ericksonian Therapy.	1989		See Newsletter: 14 (3)
Lankton, S., & Zeig, J. (Eds.)	Ericksonian Monographs Number 7 The Broader Implications of Ericksonian Therapy	1990		See Newsletter: 14 (3)
Lankton, S., Gilligan, S., & Zeig, J. (Eds.)	Ericksonian Monographs Number 8 Views on Ericksonian Brief Therapy, Process and Action	1991		See Newsletter: 14 (3)
Lankton, S., Lankton, C., & Matthews, W.	Ericksonian Family Therapy In A. Gurman and D. Kniskern (Eds.) The handbook of family therapy, Vol. 2	1991
Le Cron (Ed.)	Experimental Hypnosis	1958	MacMillan
Leva, R. (Ed.)	Psychotherapy: The Listening Voice Rogers and Erickson	1987 1988	Accelerated Development	See Newsletter: 8 (2) p14
Loriedo, C, & Vella, G.	Paradox and the Family System	1992	Brunner/Mazel
Lovern, J. D.	Pathways to Reality Erickson-inspired treatment approaches to chemical dependency	1991	Brunner/Mazel †	See Newsletter: 14 (1) p11
Matthews, W. J. & Edgette, John H. (Eds.)	Current Thinking and Research in Brief Therapy Solutions, strategies, narratives, Vol. I	1997	Brunner/Mazel	See Newsletter: 17 (3) p14
Matthews, W. J. & Edgette, John H. (Eds.)	Current Thinking and Research in Brief Therapy Solutions, strategies, narratives, Vol. II	1998	Brunner/Mazel	See Newsletter: 17 (3) p14
Matthews, W. J. & Edgette, John H. (Eds.)	Current Thinking and Research in Brief Therapy Solutions, strategies, narratives, Vol III	1999	Brunner/Mazel	See Newsletter: 19 (3) p15
McClintock, E.	Room for Change Empowering Possibilities for Therapists and Clients	1999	Allyn & Bacon	See Newsletter: 20 (2) p13
McNeilly, R., & Brown, J.	Healing With Words		Hill of Content	See Newsletter: 15 (2) p7
Mehl, L., & Peterson, G.	The Art of Healing	1989	Irvington
Mills, J., Crowley , R., & Ryan, M.	Therapeutic Metaphors for Children and the Child Within	1986	Brunner/Mazel
O'Hanlon, W. H.	Taproots Underlying principles of Milton Erickson's therapy and hypnosis	1987	W. W. Norton	See Newsletter: 7 (2)
O'Hanlon, W. H., & Hexum, A. L.	Uncommon Casebook The Complete Clinical Work of Milton H. Erickson	1990	W. W. Norton
O'Hanlon, W. H., & Martin, M.	Solution-Oriented Hypnosis An Ericksonian approach	1992	W. W. Norton
Overholser, L.	Ericksonian Hypnosis Handbook of clinical practice	1984	Irvington	This is a primer on the induction and therapeutic use of hypnosis using an Ericksonian approach. It includes exercises at the end of each chapter to practice the skills discussed.
Phillips, M. & Frederick, C.	Healing the Divided Self Clinical and Ericksonian Hypnotherapy for Post Traumatic and Dissociative Conditions	1995	W. W. Norton	See Newsletter: 15 (3) p10
Ray, W., & Keeney, B.	Resource Focused Therapy	1993	Karnac Books, London
Rhue, Lynn & Kirsch	Handbook of Clinical Hypnosis An Ericksonian Model of Hypnotherapy (Chapter 9, pp. 187-214)	1993	American Psychological Association	See Newsletter: 12 (2)
Ritterman, M.	Using Hypnosis in Family Therapy	1983	Jossey-Bass	See Newsletter: 6 (2)
Robles, T.	A Concert for Four Hemispheres in Psychotherapy	1990	Vantage Press	See Newsletter: 13 (2) p8; 16 (3) p11
Robles, T.	Terapia cortada a la medida: un seminario ericksoniano con Jeffrey K Zeig	1991	Institute of Milton H. Erickson de la Ciudad de Mexico	In Spanish See Newsletter: 13 (3) p13
Rosen, S.	My Voice Will Go With You The Teaching Tales of Milton H. Erickson	1982	W. W. Norton	Edited and with commentary boy Sidney Rosen. Foreword by Lynn Hoffman (translated to Japanese)
Rossi, E. (Ed.)	Innovative Hypnotherapy	1980	Irvington Halsted
Rossi, E. (Ed.)	The Collected Papers of Milton H. Erickson on Hypnosis The nature of hypnosis and suggestion, Vol.1	1980	Irvington	This four-volume work includes all of Erickson's published papers on hypnosis and therapy, some previously unpublished material, and a few papers by Erickson's collaborators (Rossi, Elizabeth Erickson, Jeffrey Zeig and others).
Rossi, E. (Ed.)	The Collected Papers of Milton H. Erickson on Hypnosis Hypnotic alteration of sensory, perceptual and psychophysiological processes, Vol.2	1980	Irvington
Rossi, E. (Ed.)	The Collected Papers of Milton H. Erickson on Hypnosis Hypnotic investigation of psychodynamic processes, Vol.3	1980	Irvington
Rossi, E. (Ed.)	The Collected Papers of Milton H. Erickson on Hypnosis Innovative hypnotherapy, Vol.4	1980	Irvington
Rossi, E., & Ryan, M.	Creative Choice in Hypnosis The seminars, workshops and lectures of Milton H. Erickson, Vol. 4	1991	Irvington	A collection of some of Erickson's often-used teaching stories, some case examples, some personal and family anecdotes, with commentary and organization by Rosen
Rossi, E., & Ryan, M. (Eds.)	Life Reframing in Hypnosis The seminars, workshops and lectures of Milton H. Erickson, Vol. 2	1985	Irvington	This is a continuation of the volume above. A tape of Erickson doing hypnotic therapy with a photographer is included.
Rossi, E., & Ryan, M. (Eds.)	Mind-body Communication in Hypnosis The seminars, workshops and lectures of Milton H. Erickson, Vol. 3	1986	Irvington	The third volume of this edited series is mainly focused on Erickson's work with somatic problems and issues.
Rossi, E., Ryan, M., & Sharp, F. (Eds.)	Healing in Hypnosis The seminars, workshops and lectures of Milton H. Erickson, Vol.1	1983	Irvington	This is the first in a four-volume series of transcripts of Erickson's lectures and demonstrations from the 1 950s and '6 Os. This volume also contains a short biography and some pictures of Erickson over the years. It is accompanied by a tape of one of the lectures transcribed in the book.
Short, D., Erickson B.A., Klein, R.	Hope & Resiliency Understanding the Therapeutic Strategies of Milton H. Erickson, M.D.	2005	Crown House	See information on this site
Simpkins, C., & Simpkins, A	Timeless Teachings from the Therapy Masters	2001	Radiant Dolphin Press
Wallas, L.	Stories for the Inner Ear	1985	W. W. Norton
Walters, C., & Havens, R.A.	Hypnotherapy for Health, Harmony and Peak Performance Expanding the goals of psychotherapy	1993	Brunner/Mazel
Waltzlawick, P.	The Language of Change	1978	Basic Books	This book was dedicated to Milton H Erickson
Waltzlawick, P., Weakland, J., & Fisch, R.	Change	1974	W. W. Norton	Milton H Erickson wrote the forward to this book.
Watkins, J.	Hypnotherapeutic Techniques	1987	Irvington
Wolinski, S.	Trances People Live	1991	Bramble	This book was dedicated to Milton H. Erickson.
Yapko, M.	Breaking the Patterns of Depression	1997	Doubleday	See Newsletter: 17 (3) p15
Yapko, M.	Essentials of Hypnosis	1995	Brunner/Mazel	See Newsletter: 15 (3) p10
Yapko, M.	Hypnosis and the Treatment of Depression Strategies for change	1992	Brunner/Mazel	See Newsletter: 13 (2) p8
Yapko, M.	Trancework (2nd ed.).	1990	Brunner/Mazel	See Newsletter: 5 (3); 10 (3)
Yapko, M.	Treating Depression with Hypnosis Integrating Cognitive-Behavioral and Strategic Approaches	2001	Brunner-Routledge
Yapko, M. (Ed)	Hypnotic and Strategic Interventions Principle and practice	1986 1987	Irvington
Yapko, M. (Ed.)	Brief Therapy Approaches to Treating Anxiety and Depression	1989	Brunner/Mazel
Zeig, J. (Ed.)	A Teaching Seminar with Milton H. Erickson	1980	Brunner/Mazel	Transcript of a five-day teaching seminar recorded August 1979. Introductory chapters by Zeig on Erickson's use of anecdotes. Includes a discussion and commentary by Erickson and Zeig on a trance induction which occurred during the seminar. Spotlights Erickson's unique oral teaching ability.
Zeig, J. (Ed.)	Changing Directives The Strategic Therapy of Jay Haley	2001	Foundation Press	A festschrift of Jay Haley written by those who know his work.
Zeig, J. (Ed.)	Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy	1982	Brunner/Mazel	Edited proceedings of the First International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy, which was held in Phoenix , Arizona in 1980. Includes keynote addresses by Jay Haley and Carl Whitaker, and 41 papers on Erickson and Ericksonian approaches in various areas of social science and medicine
Zeig, J. (Ed.)	Ericksonian Methods The Essence of the story	1994	Brunner/Mazel †	Edited proceedings of the Fifth International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. See Newsletter: 15 (2) p10
Zeig, J. (Ed.)	Ericksonian Psychotherapy Clinical Applications, Vol.2	1985	Brunner/Mazel	These volumes are meant to show the development and furthering of Erickson's work in new directions or to show new applications for Erickson's techniques and approaches
Zeig, J. (Ed.)	Ericksonian Psychotherapy Structures, Vol.1	1985	Brunner/Mazel	These are the edited proceedings of the Second International Erickson Congress, held in Phoenix in 1983. Keynote and plenary addresses are by Watzlawick, Rossi, Haley and Madanes. Includes a special section by Erickson's family on his child-rearing techniques.
Zeig, J. (Ed.)	Experiencing Erickson An Introduction to the Man and His Work	1985	Brunner/Mazel	This book contains an overview and introduction to Erickson as a person and as a therapist, as well as transcripts of Erickson's supervision and teaching with Zeig. See Newsletter: 6 (4)
Zeig, J. (Ed.)	Handbook of Ericksonian Therapy	2001	Foundation Press	A collection of topics written by leading Experts in Ericksonian Therapy
Zeig, J. (Ed.)	The Evolution of Psychotherapy	1987	Brunner/Mazel	This book contains the edited proceedings of 27 presentations given at the first Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference, a landmark meeting held in Phoenix , Arizona in 1985. (translated into German & Japanese) See Newsletter: 7 (3)
Zeig, J. (Ed.)	The Evolution of Psychotherapy The Second Conference	1992	Brunner/Mazel	This book contains the edited proceedings of the second Evolution Conference, which was held in Anaheim , California . It includes the presentations and question/answer sessions of 23 distinguished faculty members. See Newsletter: 13 (2) 7
Zeig, J. (Ed.)	The Evolution of Psychotherapy The Third Conference	1996	Brunner/Mazel	This book contains the edited proceedings of the second Evolution Conference, which was held in Las Vegas , 1995 See Newsletter: 17 (2) p13
Zeig, J., & Geary, B. (Eds)	The Handbook of Ericksonian Hypnosis and Psychotherapy	2001	Foundation Press	This book contains the edited proceedings of the Seventh International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy, held in Phoenix , 1999.
Zeig, J., & Geary, B. (Eds)	The Letters of Milton H. Erickson	2000	Zeig, Tucker & Theisen	‡ These letters are written by Erickson to various colleagues. The letters contain insights into his thinking and explanations of concepts. See Newsletter: 20 (3) p19
Zeig, J., & Gilligan, S. (Eds.)	Brief Therapy Myths, Methods and Metaphors	1990	Brunner/Mazel	This book contains the edited proceedings of the Fourth International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy, held in San Francisco , California , in 1988. See Newsletter: 15 (2) p18
Zeig, J., & Lankton, S. (Eds.)	Developing Ericksonian Therapy State of the Art	1988	Brunner/Mazel	This book contains the edited proceedings of the Third International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy, held in Phoenix , Arizona, in 1986
Zeig, J., & Munion, M.	Milton H. Erickson	1999	Sage	This primer provides an induction to the work of Milton H. Erickson. See Newsletter: 20 (1) p20

AUDIO RECORDINGS OF ERICKSON

Copy Right Holder	Title	©	Publisher	Description
Haley & Richeport	In His Own Voice Problem Drinkers	1991	Triangle Press	Recorded in the mid 1950’s. Contents: The Liquor Deposit, An Alcoholic Pilot, Hiding the Liquor, The Alcoholic Who Hates Her Mother (1 cassette, 60 min) See Newsletter: 14 (2) p16
Haley & Richeport	In His Own Voice Sex Therapy: The Female	1991	Triangle Press	Recorded in the mid 1950’s. Contents: Female sexual development, The Case of Inhibited Ann, Modesty and Short Shorts, An Unmarried Girl's Sensations, Back Pain, Eating Steak, Doing It for Fun (2 cassettes, 2 hr.) See Newsletter: 14 (2) p16
Haley & Richeport	In His Own Voice Sex Therapy: The Male	1991	Triangle Press	Recorded in the mid 1950’s. Contents: The Case for Naming Breasts, Sexual Development of the Male, Three Premature Ejaculation Problems, Learning to Have an Orgasm (2 cassettes, 2 hr.) See Newsletter: 14 (2) p16
Haley & Richeport	In His Own Voice Erickson on Multiple Personality	1991	Triangle Press	Recorded in the mid 1950’s. 60 minutes (1 cassette) See Newsletter: 14 (2) p16
Milton H. Erickson Foundation	The Seminars of Milton H. Erickson Philadelphia 1955	2001	Foundation Press	A two CD set: “Phenomena of Hypnosis” and “Techniques of Induction & Utilization in Hypnosis” Available on cassette See Newsletter: 20 (2) p18
Milton H. Erickson Foundation	The Seminars of Milton H. Erickson Chicago 1960		Foundation Press	This is a set of four cassette tapes that will soon be made available on CD.
Milton H. Erickson Foundation	The Seminars of Milton H. Erickson 1952 UCLA Lectures		Foundation Press	This is a set of four cassette tapes that will soon be made available on CD.
Milton H. Erickson Foundation	The Seminars of Milton H. Erickson San Diego 1962	2001	Foundation Press	A five CD set: “That Which Occurs Within,” “The Inward Orientation,” “Frigidity and Impotence,” and “Common Sense Suggestion.” This set is accompanied by an edited transcript.
Rossi	Life Reframing in Hypnosis	1985	Irvington	Facilitating Potentials in a Young Photographer, a demonstration by Milton H. Erickson, 1 cassette, 90 min
Rossi	Mind-body Communication in Hypnosis	1986	Irvington	Milton H. Erickson’s hypnotic alteration of physiological functioning; 1 cassette, 90 min
Rossi	Hypnotic Realities	1976	Irvington	Milton H. Erickson, 1 cassette, 90 min
Rossi	Experiencing Hypnosis	1981	Irvington	Milton H. Erickson’s Ocean Monarch Lecture; 1 cassette, 90 min
Rossi	Healing in Hypnosis	1983	Irvington	Milton H. Erickson’s demonstration of trance and therapy in everyday life; 1 cassette, 90 min
SCSEPH	The Therapeutic Perspective Working with Multiple Personality	1991	SCSEPH	Recorded December 1978. Single audiotape of Erickson discussing his unique therapeutic perspective and illustrating with MPD cases, accompanied by an edited transcript. See Newsletter: 15 (2) p12
SCSEPH	Teaching Tapes of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. (from the Edwin Yager Collection)	2000	SCSEPH	Recorded March 6, 1960 . Eight audio tape set from a private workshop discussing a variety of hypnosis related topics.
SCSEPH	Unconscious Awareness During General Anesthesia Research and Clinical Applications	2000	SCSEPH	Recorded in 1960. Single audiotape of Erickson discussing this issue.
SCSEPH	Hypnosis with Children	2000	SCSEPH	October 1958. Single audiotape of Dr. Erickson presenting views of his experience on this topic in an advanced seminar in Chicago .

VIDEO RECORDINGS OF ERICKSON

Copy Right Holder	Title	©	Publisher	Description
Erickson, M. & Lustig, H.	The Artistry of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. Part 1 & Part 2	1975	Herbert S. Lustig, M.D., Ltd.	An uninterrupted recording of Erickson with two subjects. Erickson was 73 at the time of the recording in April 1975. (105 minutes) See Newsletter: 14 (3) p13
Haley & Richeport	Milton H. Erickson Explorer in Hypnosis & Therapy		Triangle Press	A collection of still photographs, old movies, and videotaped interviews. (53 minutes) See Newsletter: 13 (2) p9
Haley & Richeport	Remembering Milton H. Erickson		Triangle Press	Although this video does not contain footage of Erickson, it chronicles his impact on Haley and Weakland as they recount their meetings with Erickson during the 1950’s. See Newsletter: 19 (2) p14
Milton H. Erickson Foundation	Celebrating Milton H. Erickson, M.D. A Biographical Sketch	2001	Foundation Press	This is a biographical sketch contains hundreds of still photographs of Erickson and is narrated by Mrs. Elizabeth Erickson and Jeffery K. Zeig.
Milton H. Erickson Foundation	Symbolic Hypnotherapy	1982	Foundation Press	Jeff Zeig discusses use of symbols in psychotherapy. Segments of Erickson with the same subject over two consecutive days in 1978 are shown.
Milton H. Erickson Foundation	The Process of Hypnotic Induction Featuring Milton H. Erickson, M.D., 1964	1982	Foundation Press	This training tape contains Jeff Zeig’s analysis of Erickson’s method of hypnotic induction. Erickson provided this demonstration of hypnosis in 1964, using several different subjects. See Newsletter: 18 (2) p19
Reese, Maryann	My Personal Trance with Milton H. Erickson	1999	Southern Institute Press	See Newsletter: 19 (3) p18
Rossi, E	The Reverse Set in Hypnotic Induction	1976	Irvington	An uninterrupted recording of Erickson with one female subject. Erickson was 56 at the time of the recording, in April 1958. (33 minutes) See Newsletter: 6 (3)
SCSEPH	Now, You Wanted a Trance Demonstrated Today	1985	SCSEPH	December 1978. 82 minute subtitled videotape of a trance demonstration illustrating a variety of hypnotic phenomena and many teachings about hypnosis. An annotated training manual is available.
SCSEPH	The Treatment of Two Phobia Cases and The Hypnotic Treatment of an 11-year-old Child with Bedwetting	1991	SCSEPH	December 1978. 70-minute videotape where Erickson discusses three famous treatment cases during a training seminar. Written transcript is available.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Ericksonian List Server	Milton H. Erickson Foundation
Erickson Forum	Milton H. Erickson Institute of Phoenix

Time Distortion in Hypnosis

Training the Time Sense

Encyclopedia Britannica

Experiencing Hypnosis

Hypnotherapy

Hypnotic Realities

Hypnosis in Australia

Ericksonian Family Therapy

Uncommon Therapy

Advanced Techniques of Hypnosis & Therapy

The Wisdom of Milton H. Erickson

The Wisdom of Milton H. Erickson

World’s Greatest Hypnotists

My Voice Will Go With You

Experiencing Erickson