13 Facts About Herbert Spiegel

Herbert Spiegel is known for his treatment of the woman known as Sybil, whose case became the subject of a book, 1976 television miniseries and 2007 television movie.

Herbert Spiegel first learned hypnosis while he was a resident at St Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, DC.

Herbert Spiegel later wrote, "I discovered that it was possible to use persuasion and suggestion to help the men return to previous levels of function" after sustaining severe combat stress.

For many years, Herbert Spiegel was a clinical professor of psychiatry at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, where he continued his research and study on hypnosis and taught postgraduate courses on the subject.

Herbert Spiegel was a pioneer in the use of hypnosis as a tool to help patients control pain, stop smoking, eat less, shed phobias and ease anxieties.

In 1969, Herbert Spiegel reported to the American Medical Association's 118th annual meeting on his clinical technique for teaching patients to use "self-hypnosis" that helped one out of five "hard-core" cigarette smokers to give up the habit, and offered some help to many others.

Herbert Spiegel reported on the theory underlying his "positive" approach to self-hypnosis with an emphasis on respecting and protecting the patient's body:.

Dr Herbert Spiegel's regular table [at Elaine's] was near Woody Allen's at what was a fixture of the New York intellectual and creative scene in the 1960s and '70s.

Herbert Spiegel examined Sybil and discovered that she was highly hypnotizable.

Herbert Spiegel used Sybil for a number of studies and as a demonstration case in his classes on hypnosis at Columbia.

Herbert Spiegel developed a rapport with Sybil and became a surrogate therapist when Wilbur was unavailable.

Herbert Spiegel recalled that Wilbur later came to him with author Flora Rheta Schreiber and asked him to co-author the book with them.

Herbert Spiegel died in his sleep in his Manhattan apartment.