As Breukink's writings are rather sketchy, in
this review, care is taken to elucidate some of his
views. These as well as Breukink’s hypnotic
techniques are compared with these of his
predecessors and contemporaries and with those
of modern researchers and clinicians.
The patient’s hypnotizability played a major
role in Breukink's diagnostic system, prognostic
considerations, and treatment strategies. He did
not use formal hypnotizability scales but
believed he was able to assess patient’s hypnotic
capacity via a clinical impression of their
responsiveness to the use of simple induction
techniques.