Sydney James Van Pelt

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Sydney James Van Pelt (born 1 February 1908 in Melbourne;[1] † 7 January 1976[2]) was an Australian medical practitioner and a pioneer of modern and hypnotherapy.[3]

Family[]

The son and only child of John Thomas Van Pelt (1878-1932),[4] and Bertha Florence Van Pelt, née Reid,[5] he was born in Windsor, Victoria on 1 February 1908.[6]

Medicine[]

Graduating M.B.B.S. from the University of Melbourne in December 1933,[7] he was appointed to the staff of The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne at the end of 1933.[8] He served for a time in the Royal Navy, as a Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander.[9][10] After the war, he had a practice in Harley Street.

Hypnotism[]

Having first encountered hypnotism in Melbourne, in 1932,[11] he was the founding editor of the British Journal of Medical Hypnotism, President of the British Society of Medical Hypnotists, and a member of the (U.S.) Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis.[12]

In 1952 he was commissioned by the British Minister of Health, the Home Office and the National Association of Mental Health to assist in the adoption of the U.K. .[3][13]

Publications[]

  • How to conquer nerves. London, Skeffington / Roy Publishers, 1954. OCLC 14674627
  • Waking hypnosis. Hove : Courtenay Press, 1954.
  • Hypnotic suggestion: its role in psychoneurotic and psychosomatic disorders: A thesis. New York: Philosophical Library, 1956. OCLC 1630501
  • Modern hypnotism: key to the mind. Westport, Conn., : Associated Booksellers, 1956.
  • Secrets of hypnotism. Wilshire Book Co., 1958. OCLC 8654285
  • Hypnotism and the power within. New York: Wehman Bros., 1958. OCLC 9550663
  • Hypnotism. London: W. & G. Foyle, 1960. OCLC 8654279
  • With and : Medical Hypnosis: New Hope For Mankind. London: Gollancz, 1953. OCLC 14666843
New edition: Medical hypnosis handbook. Wilshire Book Co., 1965. OCLC 2951464

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Lectuur-repertorium: 1952–1966 Supplement bij de Tweede Uitgave. Bd. 3. Algemeen Secretariaat voor Katholieke Poekerijen, Antwerpen 1970.
  2. ^ Tribute to Sidney J. Van Pelt (1976)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "HELEN BOYLE". Br Med J. 2 (5056): 1310–2. 1957. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.5056.1310-e. PMC 1963203. PMID 13479708.
  4. ^ Deaths: Van Pelt, The Argus, (Monday, 12 September 1932), p.1.
  5. ^ Marriages: Van Pelt—Reid, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Wednesday, 23 October 1907), p.1.
  6. ^ Births: Van Pelt, The Prahran Telegraph, (Saturday, 28 March 1908), p.1.
  7. ^ Conferring of Degrees, The Age, (Tuesday, 26 December 1933), p.5.
  8. ^ "PERSONAL". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 23 December 1933. p. 14. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  9. ^ Personal, The West Australian, (Thursday, 7 February 1935), p.14.
  10. ^ The Navy List: December 1940, pp.119, 966.
  11. ^ American Hypnotist in Suit Conducts own Defence, The Brisbane Telegraph, (Wednesday, 26 March 1952), p.8.
  12. ^ Popular Science: Van Pelt, The Dungog Chronicle and Gloucester Advertiser, (Saturday, 11 September 1954), p.3.
  13. ^ "Hypnotic eyes can leave deep scars". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 6 March 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 4 September 2013.

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