MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis' source. Mon, 30 May 2011 16:52:20 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872779&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D21598839%26dopt%3DAbstract This study examined the relationship between proactive learning in hypnosis, post-hypnotic suggestion, and academic performance. Participants (N = 56) were randomly assigned to a control group or a treatment group. The treatment group was hypnotized and read a passage while in hypnosis. Concurrently, they were given a post-hypnotic suggestion, which attempted to aid recognition and performance on a test immediately following the hypnosis session. Both groups completed a multiple-choice test based on the aforementioned passage. An analysis of covariance discerned the effect of proactive learning and post-hypnotic suggestion on test performance, while controlling for the variance introduced by scholastic aptitude as measured by the ACT. Results indicated that the hypnosis sessions predicted ... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872779 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4872779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872778&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D21598840%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Wester WC, Hammond DC Following a brief review of the literature on hypnosis and memory, this paper overviews the procedures that are used in conducting forensic hypnosis interviews. Ten forensic hypnosis cases are then described. These real world cases are in stark contrast to research done in an artificial laboratory setting where the information to be recalled lacks personal relevance and was not associated with emotionally arousing situations. These cases illustrate how forensic hypnosis can result in obtaining important additional investigative leads which lead to the solving of crimes. PMID: 21598840 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872778 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4872778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872777&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D21598841%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Túry F, Wildmann M, Szentes A Hypnosis has been used in the treatment of bulimia nervosa from the early 1980s. Dissociation theory identified a certain subgroup of eating disordered patients with dissociative signs and symptoms. These patients react well to hypnotherapy. Simultaneous hypnosis ("tandem hypnosis") in the treatment of two female 19-year-old monozygotic twins led to a very successful outcome after 6 sessions. During the therapy, attempts were made to work through the physical abuse the subjects suffered from their father. Hypnobehavioural methods were used and treatment was combined with five individual sessions. In the cases presented here, the subjects' traumatic history, their high hypnotic susceptibility, and the effectiveness of hypnotherapy seem to support ... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872777 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4872777 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872776&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D21598842%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Samuels N, Sagi E, Singer SR, Oberbaum M Prurigo Nodularis (PN) is a chronic pruritic skin condition for which current conventional therapies are of limited benefit and with potentially toxic effects. Acupuncture--the insertion of thin needles at specific points on the skin--has been shown to alleviate itching through a number of itch-associated mediator effects. Hypnosis has been shown to modify and reduce the intensity of itching as well. A 44 year-old woman presented with a 30-year history of a diffuse itchy rash diagnosed as PN. She had tried various antihistamine and corticosteroid medications, to no avail. A treatment regimen using hypnosis and acupuncture (hypnopuncture) was initiated, with significant reduction in the itching, size and number of skin lesions. Hypnopunc... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872776 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4872776 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4658637&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D21404952%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Shenefelt PD Ideomotor movements account for non-conscious motions of the hand held pendulum and Ouija board planchette that once were attributed to external spirits. Chevreul and Carpenter in the mid-1800s pioneered our scientific understanding of ideomotor movements. The intention or thought is transmitted to the motor cortex at a subconscious level, coordinated by the cerebellum, and sent down spinal nerves to the appropriate muscles, inducing micromovements not visible to the naked eye but amplified by the hand held pendulum or by the slow ratchet-like cumulative movements of a finger or other body part. This ideomotor phenomenon has been utilized during hypnotic trance to provide nonverbal communication of "yes" or "no" or "I don't want to answer" using finger signals or ... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4658637 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4658637 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4658635&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D21404953%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Meyerson J, Konichezky A To date, cognitive behavioral therapy has been designated the most efficient evidence-based psychotherapeutic approach for OCD management. This is mainly due to its ability to effectively address the constitutional and developmentally acquired emotional and cognitive deficiencies of OCD, which express themselves through behavioral compulsions and intrusive thoughts. Yet some reports indicate that from 30 to 60 percent of OCD patients are not responsive to psychotherapeutic interventions. As a consequence, broader therapeutic models have been considered. These models encompass multifactorial etiologies of OCD and take intrapsychic stressogenic factors into consideration as well. Some of these models have adopted hypnotherapeutic approaches. In the prese... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4658635 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4658635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4658634&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D21404954%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Iglesias A, Iglesias A A model for the use of clinical hypnosis with a Little League population was proposed and outlined with dual emphasis: performance enhancement and resolving traumatic experiences. The Performance Enhancement Training Model was developed to enhance performance with this non-patient population. It employed clinical hypnosis to bring to fruition recommendations made by coaches to enhance players' batting proficiency. The second emphasis of the proposed model focused on the resolution of involuntary maladaptive habits secondary to a traumatic experience that impede or compromise optimum performance. Included in this category were detrimental defensive habits "at the plate" after a beaming by a pitch and detrimental defensive habits "on the field" after being... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4658634 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4658634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4658633&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D21404955%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Fourie G, Guse T Sexual abuse appears to constitute a major risk factor for a variety of problems in adult life. The effects of abuse on adult living are not uniform therefore intervention strategies should be individualized to address unique symptom constellations. The purpose of this paper is to introduce an integrated Ericksonian and Ego state therapy approach, based on a strengths perspective for the treatment of survivors of childhood sexual abuse. The theoretical foundation for this model is described, followed by a case study. The case study demonstrates how application of this model enabled the client to resolve the experience of sexual abuse, as well as to enhance her sense of general psychological well-being. PMID: 21404955 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Amer... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4658633 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4658633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4658630&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D21404956%26dopt%3DAbstract Reply to Wagstaff: "Hypnosis and the relationship between trance, suggestion, expectancy, and depth: some semantic and conceptual issues". Am J Clin Hypn. 2011 Jan;53(3):207-27 Authors: Pekala RJ Wagstaff (2010) reviews and comments on two recent papers by Pekala et al. (2010a, 2010b), concluding that "many of the problems relating to the definition and conceptualization of terms associated with hypnosis... may stem from insufficient attention to the role of suggestion and expectancies in producing hypnotic phenomena, and an over-reliance on the role of the procedures and mechanics of the induction process" (p. 47). Although I agree with his semantic and conceptual focus, I believe that a number of these problems are due to not operationally defining terms such as hypnosis, hyp... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4658630 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4658630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4140349&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D21049741%26dopt%3DAbstract This article is part of an occasional series profiling editors of the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis (AJCH). William E. Edmonston was the second editor, succeeding Milton H. Erickson. His research focused on the use of conditioning paradigms and psychophysiological measures to explore a wide variety of hypnotic phenomena, leading to a "neo-Pavlovian" theory of neutral hypnosis as physiological relaxation (anesis). A longtime professor of psychology at Colgate University, he created an interdisciplinary undergraduate major in neuroscience, and was named New York State College Professor of the Year in 1988. He gave the Journal a new look, and a greater balance of clinical and experimental papers. The article also provides background on George Barton Cutten, George H. Estabrooks, and F... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4140349 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4140349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4140348&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D21049742%26dopt%3DAbstract This study (n = 115) investigated overall intentions to use hypnosis to control side effects of cancer and its treatment, as well as demographic predictors of such intentions among healthy volunteers. Results suggest that the vast majority of participants (89%) would be willing to use hypnosis to control side effects associated with cancer treatment. Mean intention levels did not differ by gender, ethnicity, education or age. These results indicate that in the general public, there is a willingness to consider the use of hypnosis, and that willingness is not determined by demographic factors. This broad acceptance of hypnosis argues for more widespread dissemination. PMID: 21049742 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4140348 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4140348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4140347&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D21049743%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Domínguez-Ortega L, Rodríguez-Muñoz S The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and viability of hypnosis before and during a gastrointestinal endoscopy. Six Gastroscopies and 22 colonoscopies were carried out under hypnosis in a group of patients. The patients ranged in age from 20 and 67 years and have a history of previously incomplete and poorly tolerated examinations or expressed an active demand for sedation. For 6 of the patients who underwent a gastroscopy under hypnosis, the procedure was successfully completed, reaching the second part of the duodenum without difficulty for the endoscopist. Colonoscopy of the cecum was completed in 19 of 20 patients. All patients, except 1, considered their tolerance level as "good." Hypnosis facilitated an adequate endosc... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4140347 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4140347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4140346&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D21049744%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Terhune DB, Cardeña E In two papers, Pekala et al. (2010a, 2010b) reviewed and empirically assessed the relationships among response expectancies, hypnotic suggestibility, spontaneous alterations in consciousness following a hypnotic induction, and hypnotic depth. We appreciate their attempt to integrate diverse facets of hypnotic responding and reconcile seemingly competing accounts of hypnosis. In addition, we applaud their complementary use of phenomenological and hypnotic suggestibility measures. However, in their attempt to develop a clinically-viable measure of hypnotic responsiveness, we believe that they have sacrificed too much, resulting in a measure with a number of important shortcomings whose empirical utility is questionable. Furthermore, their review and study ... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4140346 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4140346 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3886152&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20718238%26dopt%3DAbstract A historical context for understanding "An eye roll test for hypnotizability" by Herbert Spiegel, M.D. Am J Clin Hypn. 2010 Jul;53(1):3-13 Authors: Frischholz EJ, Nichols LE Herb Spiegel was known for many professional and scientific achievements. He is may be best remembered for his discovery of the Eye Roll Sign (ERS) and its relation to innate trance capacity and the parallel creation and development of the Hypnotic Induction Profile (HIP). The present paper provides a historical context for understanding Herb's 1972 publication of "An Eye Roll Test for Hypnotizability" which originally appeared in the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis 38 years ago and is reprinted in this journal issue. PMID: 20718238 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical H... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3886152 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3886152 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3886151&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20718239%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Spiegel H PMID: 20718239 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3886151 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3886151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3886150&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20718240%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Proescher EJ The highly stressful conditions of a war zone may exacerbate or trigger a wide variety of symptoms including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) once a service member returns home. Service members and new veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars present to treatment with multiple psychosocial concerns and co-morbid psychiatric conditions. Evidence-based treatments including exposure based therapies are commonly recommended for use with returning veterans. Although studies support the efficacy of Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) therapy for treating OCD, eligibility for these studies limits participation to subjects who self-report a well-defined, circumscribed complaint. This approach is not typical of clinic clients who, more often than not, report multiple ps... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3886150 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3886150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3886149&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20718241%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Atkinson D, Iannotti S, Cozzolino M, Castiglione S, Cicatelli A, Vyas B, Mortimer J, Hill R, Chovanec E, Chiamberlando A, Cuadros J, Virot C, Kerouac M, Kallfass T, Krippner S, Frederick C, Gregory B, Shaffran M, Bullock M, Soleimany E, Rossi AC, Rossi K, Rossi E In a 2008 pilot study we used DNA microarrays to explore the historical ideo-plastic faculty of therapeutic hypnosis. We documented how to measure changes in activity or experience-dependent gene expression over relatively brief time periods (1 hour and 24 hours) following a single intervention of therapeutic hypnosis (about 1 hour). In the present paper we utilize bioinformatic software to explore the possible meaning and significance of this ideo-plastic faculty of therapeutic hypnosis. Indications suggest that the ... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3886149 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3886149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3886148&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20718242%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Wagstaff GF In the first of two recent papers, Pekala, Kumar, Maurer, Elliot-Carter, Moon and Mullen (2010a) review what they consider to be the relationships between trance or altered state effects, suggestibility, and expectancy, and how they relate to the concepts of hypnosis and hypnotism. They also suggest that these concepts can be assessed with an instrument they term the PCI-HAP (Phenomenology of Consciousness: Inventory-Hypnotic Assessment Procedure). In the second paper (Pekala, Kumar, Elliot-Carter, Moon, & Mullen, 2010b), they set out to determine empirically whether these concepts can predict hypnotic depth scores using the PCI-HAP. They conclude that their results support the view that all of these component processes may be involved in 'hypnotism' and experi... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3886148 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3886148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610761&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20499539%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Greenleaf M PMID: 20499539 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610761 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3610761 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610760&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20499540%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Sutcher H PMID: 20499540 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610760 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3610760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610759&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20499541%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Anbar RD, Linden JH Training in hypnosis is particularly valuable for the physician seeking to better appreciate the interplay between mind and body. Through such experiences the physician can learn that presentation of symptoms often is affected by patients' psychological states, and that symptoms sometimes serve as solutions for patients' psychological dilemmas. The presented case study demonstrates how an 11-year-old's complaint of shortness of breath becomes an opportunity for an appropriately trained physician to provide treatment by helping the patient to engage his inner resources. The case illustrates the strength of hypnosis for accessing resources outside of conscious awareness and use of dissociative language to both support and alter the patient's defenses. We disc... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610759 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3610759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610758&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20499542%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Pekala RJ, Kumar VK, Maurer R, Elliott-Carter N, Moon E, Mullen K This paper reviews the relationships between trance or altered state effects, suggestibility, and expectancy as these concepts are defined in the theorizing of Weitzenhoffer (2002), Holroyd (2003), Kirsch (1991), and others, for the purpose of demonstrating how these concepts can be assessed with the PCI-HAP (Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory: Hypnotic Assessment Procedure; Pekala, 1995a, b). In addition, how the aforementioned variables may relate to the nature of hypnosis/hypnotism as a function of self-reported hypnotic depth are discussed, along with how the PCI-HAP may be used as a means to measure hypnotic responsivity from a more phenomenological state perspective, in contrast to more traditional b... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610758 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3610758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610757&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20499543%26dopt%3DAbstract This study sought to determine if self-reported hypnotic depth (srHD) could be predicted from the variables of the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory - Hypnotic Assessment Procedure (PCI-HAP) (Pekala, 1995a, 1995b; Pekala & Kumar, 2007; Pekala et al., 2010), assessing several of the processes theorized by researchers to be associated with hypnotism: trance (altered state effects), suggestibility, and expectancy. One hundred and eighty participants completed the PCI-HAP. Using regression analyses, srHD scores were predicted from the PCI-HAP pre-hypnotic and post-hypnotic assessment items, and several other variables. The results suggested that the srHD scores were found to be a function of imagoic suggestibility, expectancy (both estimated hypnotic depth and expected therapeutic e... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610757 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3610757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610756&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20499544%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Walsh BJ An alternate framework for thinking about anorexia treatment is presented with a treatment approach that results in prompt remission of anorexia symptoms. Prior treatment of eating disorders using hypnosis is reviewed. A case example illustrating the method is followed by a discussion. The process is described for teaching clients how to nullify the anorexia symptom complex when it is reactivated. PMID: 20499544 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610756 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3610756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323045&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20187331%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lankton S PMID: 20187331 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323045 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3323045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323044&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20187332%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Yager EK PMID: 20187332 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323044 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3323044 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323043&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20187333%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Levitan AA PMID: 20187333 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323043 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3323043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323042&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20187334%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Zarren JI, Eimer BN PMID: 20187334 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323042 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3323042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323041&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20187335%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Handel DL PMID: 20187335 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323041 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3323041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323040&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20187336%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lynn SJ, Green JP, Accardi M, Cleere C PMID: 20187336 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323040 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3323040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323039&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20187337%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Wain HJ, Dailey J Significant data to suggest the need for more appropriate precautions for volunteers participating in stage hypnosis is presented. This paper is a case report of a soldier previously injured in battle who, due to participating in stage hypnosis one year after his injury, experienced a dissociative episode wherein post-traumatic stress symptoms were prominent. During this episode, which lasted over three hours, the service member assaulted an acquaintance, subsequently believed he was a prisoner of war, experienced amnesia for some of the events, and was eventually psychiatrically hospitalized. The diagnosis of acute psychotic reaction was rendered. Fortunately for this service member, upon his return to his treating hospital center, his primary medical team m... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323039 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3323039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323038&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20187338%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Meyerson J The prospect of utilizing memory plasticity (the constructive and transitory nature of memory) for therapeutic purposes has not been widely recognized. However, a number of theoretical and clinical venues throughout the last century have shown its potential application. Intensive research conducted during these last decades, pointed out the possibility of influencing human memory in relation to new memories and their specific components. Moreover, the research showed the feasibility of planting alternative early childhood memories and thus altering memories of personal history. Additionally, researchers found that memory is naturally very fallible due to everyday phenomena of forgetfulness, distortion and intrusion of past and present information. Throughout the cou... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323038 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3323038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323037&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20187339%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Green JP, Green ES Using a sample of nearly 300 undergraduate students, we examined whether absorption, dissociation, and hypnotizability were linked with pet attachment, and whether completing assessment scales in the same or different testing contexts affected the association. We found a positive correlation between scores on the Tellegen Absorption Scale (TAS; Tellegen & Atkinson, 1974) and the Companion Animal Bonding Scale (CABS; Poresky, Hendrix, & Mosier, 1987), but failed to find a positive link between animal attachment and scores on the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES; Bernstein & Putnam, 1986). We observed a small positive correlation between Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A (HGSHS:A; Shor & Orne, 1962) scores and animal att... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323037 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3323037 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323036&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20187340%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Casiglia E, Schiff S, Facco E, Gabbana A, Tikhonoff V, Schiavon L, Bascelli A, Avdia M, Tosello MT, Rossi AM, Haxhi Nasto H, Guidotti F, Giacomello M, Amodio P To clarify whether hypnotically-induced alexia was able to reduce the Stroop effect due to color/word interference, 12 volunteers (6 with high and 6 with low hypnotizability according to Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale Form C) underwent a Stroop test consisting of measuring, both in basal conditions and during post-hypnotic alexia, the reaction times (RT) at appearance of a colored word indicating a color. In basal conditions, RT were greater in case of incongruence. In highly hypnotizable participants, the interference was less pronounced during post-hypnotic alexia (-34%, p = 0.03). During alexia, late positive... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323036 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3323036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2944565&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19862895%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Gritzalis N, Oster M, Frischholz EJ The Hypnotic Induction Profile (HIP) is a brief, standardized assessment of hypnotizability which takes 5-10 minutes to administer. The Stanford Hypnotic Clinical Scale for Adults (SHCS:A) is a different clinical measure of hypnotizability that takes about 20-25 minutes to administer. Although both scales purport to measure the same thing, they were based on different theories of hypnosis and constructed using different psychometric techniques. The present investigation is a concurrent validation study comparing scores on the two instruments in a sample of 24 inpatients. The correlation between the SHCS:A and HIP Induction score was 0.41 (p < .01). However, the Eye Roll Sign (ERS) did not correlate significantly with either the SHCS:A (.0... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2944565 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2944565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2944564&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19862896%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Harriet EH Eye Closure, Eye Movements (ECEM) is a hypnotically-based approach to treatment that incorporates eye movements adapted from the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) protocol in conjunction with hypnosis for the treatment of depersonalization disorder. Depersonalization Disorder has been differentiated from post-traumatic stress disorders and has recently been conceptualized as a subtype of panic disorder (Baker et al., 2003; David, Phillips, Medford, & Sierra, 2004; Segui et. al., 2000). During ECEM, while remaining in a hypnotic state, clients self-generated six to seven trials of eye movements to reduce anticipatory anxiety associated with depersonalization disorder. Eye movements were also used to process triggers that elicited breath holding... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2944564 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2944564 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2944563&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19862897%26dopt%3DAbstract Ambroise August Liébeault and psychic phenomena. Am J Clin Hypn. 2009 Oct;52(2):111-21 Authors: Alvarado CS Some nineteenth-century hypnosis researchers did not limit their interest to the study of the conventional psychological and behavioral aspects of hypnosis, but also studied and wrote about psychic phenomena such as mental suggestion and clairvoyance. One example, and the topic of this paper, was French physician Ambroise August Liébeault (1823-1904), who influenced the Nancy school of hypnosis. Liébeault wrote about mental suggestion, clairvoyance, mediumship, and even so-called poltergeists. Some of his writings provide conventional explanations of the phenomena. Still of interest today, Liébeault's writings about psychic phenomena illustrate the ove... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2944563 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2944563 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2944562&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19862898%26dopt%3DAbstract This article reports on the use of hypnosis to facilitate the diagnostic process and the treatment of an unusual case of adult psychogenic amnesia. An Iraqi citizen living in the U.S. developed an atypical case of Dissociative Amnesia, Systematized type, post-automotive collision. The amnesia presented with features encompassing complete loss of the patient's native language. Dissociation theory as a conceptualization of hysterical reactions was employed as the basis in the formulation of this case. The differential diagnosis was facilitated by the Hypnotic Diagnostic Interview for Hysterical Disorders (HDIHD) Adult Form, an interview tool specifically designed for cases such as this. Treatment consisted exclusively of ego strengthening and time projection approaches in hypnosis. It was hy... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2944562 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2944562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2944561&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19862899%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Watkins JG This paper has reviewed the author's experience with hypnosis and related therapies from 1934 through World War II, psychological warfare, multiple personality, the origins and feuding of hypnosis societies, the development of hypnotic ego state therapy and the unique contributions of his colleague and wife, Helen Watkins. PMID: 19862899 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2944561 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2944561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2704069&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19678555%26dopt%3DAbstract This study shows the results obtained from four female patients suffering from fibromyalgia after undergoing a mind-body treatment in which psychosocial genomic postulates as well as ideodynamic hand movements were the main tools employed in their healing. It is suggested that a mind-body oriented treatment could generate stable and permanent changes that enable patients to experience a total recovery from fibromyalgia. PMID: 19678555 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2704069 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2704069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2704068&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19678556%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Alexander B, Turnbull D, Cyna A Hypnosis during pregnancy and childbirth has been shown to reduce labor analgesia use and other medical interventions. We aimed to investigate whether there was a difference in hypnotizability in pregnant and nonpregnant women. Study participants had hypnotizability measured by the Creative Imagination Scale (CIS) in the third trimester of pregnancy and subsequently between 14 and 28 months postpartum and when not pregnant. The 37 participants who completed the study gave birth in the largest maternity unit in South Australia between January 2006 and March 2007. CIS scores were increased in women when pregnant (Mean 23.5, SD 6.9) compared to when they were not pregnant (Mean 18.7, SD 6.6), p < 0.001. The mean effect size was 0.84 suggesting t... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2704068 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2704068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2704067&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19678557%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lesmana CB, Suryani LK, Jensen GD, Tiliopoulos N The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a spiritual-hypnosis assisted therapy (SHAT) for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children. All children, age 6-12 years (N=226; 52.7% females), who experienced the terrorist bomb blasts in Bali in 2002, and subsequently were diagnosed with PTSD were studied, through a longitudinal, quasi-experimental (pre-post test), single-blind, randomized control design. Of them, 48 received group SHAT (treatment group), and 178 did not receive any therapy (control group). Statistically significant results showed that SHAT produced a 77.1% improvement rate, at a two-year follow up, compared to 24% in the control group, while at the same time, the mean PTSD symptom s... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2704067 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2704067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2704066&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19678558%26dopt%3DAbstract This article reports on the use of hypnosis to facilitate the diagnostic process in two cases of pediatric hysterical reactions. The Hypnotic Diagnostic Interview for Hysterical Disorders (HDIHD), an interview tool, specifically designed for these cases, is reported. The first case was an adolescent male with motor Conversion Disorder manifested as paralysis of his lower limbs. The second was a preadolescent girl with sensory Conversion Disorder manifested as reduction of visual field in her right eye. Freudian conceptualization of hysterical reactions was employed as the conceptual basis in the formulation of these cases. This orientation posits hysterical phenomena a psychological defense employed by individuals exposed to traumatic experiences in order to effectuate a defense from intol... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2704066 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2704066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2704065&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19678559%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Frischholz EJ, Scheflin AW Dr. Ewin recently reported his research on two "remarkable" cases where hypnosis performed by a lay hypnotist was allegedly associated with the death of the subject. Commentary is provided about both cases. In the first case, it seems clear that the death was co-incident to the hypnosis. In the second case, Dr. Ewin speculates that hypnosis may have been related to the subject's death following her experience in a stage hypnosis show. Instead, we propose that the alerting suggestion used to terminate the hypnosis (that "the subjects would feel 10,000 volts of electricity through the seat of their chairs"), not hypnosis per se, was inappropriate and may have specifically adversely affected this particular subject due to her phobia regarding electricit... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2704065 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2704065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2638111&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19623941%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Erickson MH PMID: 19623941 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2638111 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2638111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2638110&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19623942%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Erickson MH PMID: 19623942 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2638110 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2638110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2638109&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19623943%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Barber TX PMID: 19623943 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2638109 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2638109 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2638108&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19623944%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Thompson KF PMID: 19623944 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2638108 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2638108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2638107&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19623945%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: London P PMID: 19623945 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2638107 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2638107 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2638106&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19623946%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: August RV PMID: 19623946 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2638106 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2638106 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2638105&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19623947%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Coe WC PMID: 19623947 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2638105 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2638105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2638104&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19623948%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Cheek DB PMID: 19623948 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2638104 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2638104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2192088&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19216208%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lankton S PMID: 19216208 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2192088 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2192088 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2192087&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19216209%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Feldman JB Experimental (Price & Barber, 1987) and neuroimaging studies (Rainville, Carrier, Hofbauer, Bushnell, & Duncan, 1999), suggest that it is the affective dimension of pain as processed in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) that is most associated with suffering and autonomic arousal. Conversely, pain related emotions (Rainville, Bao, & Chretien, 2005) and expectations (Koyama, McHaffie, Laurenti, & Coghill, 2005) modulate pain perception and associated pain affect. This paper presents both the scientific background and the general clinical steps involved in a practical hypnotic approach that uses emotion specific wording and the elicitation of prior positive experience to intervene at both the affective and sensory dimensions of pain. Such an approach... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2192087 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2192087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2192086&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19216210%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Emami MH, Gholamrezaei A, Daneshgar H Idiopathic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) significantly affect the quality of life of sufferers. Improved quality of life and patient symptom management may be achieved through integrating psychological/behavioral interventions with pharmacologic treatments. Here is our experience with hypnotherapy as an adjuvant management for an 18-year-old female with Crohn's Disease (CD) in remission (patient I) and a 24-year-old female with CD in active phase (patient II). The patients participated in 12 weekly one-hour sessions of hypnotherapy. Gut-directed, ego-strengthening, and post-hypnotic suggestions and immune-directed imaginations were used. After the hypnotherapy course, symptoms, psychological state, and quality of life improved in pati... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2192086 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2192086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2192085&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19216211%26dopt%3DAbstract This report described a phased-oriented treatment of complex trauma in four Chinese women. Two women were survivors of childhood sexual abuse, one was a rape victim, and the other was a battered spouse. A phased-oriented treatment that tailored to the needs of the clients was used. The treatment framework consisted of three phases: stabilization, trauma processing, and integration. Hypnotic techniques had been used in these phases as means for grounding and stabilization, for accessing the traumatic memories, and for consolidating the gains. Data from self-reports, observation and objective measures indicates a significant reduction in the trauma symptoms after treatment. PMID: 19216211 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2192085 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2192085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2192084&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19216212%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Stoelb BL, Jensen MP, Tackett MJ A U.S. Army soldier stationed in Iraq developed myriad pain problems after sustaining a high-level spinal cord injury (SCI) from a gunshot wound. These problems were negatively impacting his ability to participate fully in his physical rehabilitation and care. Ten sessions of self-hypnosis training were administered to the patient over a 5-week period to help him address these problems. Both the patient and his occupational therapist reported a substantial reduction in pain over the course of treatment, which allowed the patient to actively engage in his therapies. Six months post treatment, the patient reported continued use of the hypnosis strategies taught, which effectively reduced his experience of pain. This case study demonstrates the ef... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2192084 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2192084 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2192083&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19216213%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Rossi EL This paean composed on the occasion of the inaugural Bernauer W. Newton Trust presentation celebrates the personal and professional culture of 50 years of mentorship, teaching, and research by the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH). This review of current neuroscience concepts of therapeutic hypnosis and psychotherapy is made possible by the cooperation and dedication of all members of our society. Emerging pathways of psychosocial genomic research, which will lead to new directions for our society, are highlighted for their impact on our professional practice in the present and future. PMID: 19216213 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2192083 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2192083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1956181&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18998377%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lankton S PMID: 18998377 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1956181 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1956181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1956180&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18998378%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Hammond DC Hypnosis is a well validated treatment for acute and chronic pain (Montgomery, DuHamel, & Redd, 2000). It has been found capable of reducing inflammation, altering blood flow, and producing beneficial effects when hypnotic suggestions are provided during and prior to surgery (Frederick, 2001) and other painful medical procedures. This paper quotes extensively from historical examples of the use of hypnosis (mesmerism) as the sole anesthesia for major surgeries in the 1800's. These historic examples by themselves provide powerful documentation of the ability of the mind to influence the body, but they are then followed by a review of contemporary literature and controlled research on the use in hypnosis in relation to surgery and prior to medical procedures. ... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1956180 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1956180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1956179&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18998379%26dopt%3DAbstract This article is written for the clinician who uses hypnotic interventions for pain management. It begins with an overview of what is known about the neurophysiological basis of pain and hypnotic analgesia, and then discusses how clinicians can use this knowledge for (1) organizing the types of suggestions that can be used when providing hypnotic treatment, and (2) maximizing the efficacy of hypnotic interventions in clients presenting with pain problems. PMID: 18998379 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1956179 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1956179 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1956178&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18998380%26dopt%3DAbstract Commentary on the paper "Hypnosis, hypnotizability and treatment". Am J Clin Hypn. 2008 Oct;51(2):149-51; discussion 177-84 Authors: Herbert S PMID: 18998380 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1956178 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1956178 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1956176&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18998382%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Kessler R PMID: 18998382 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1956176 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1956176 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1956175&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18998383%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lynn SJ, Boycheva E, Barnes S PMID: 18998383 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1956175 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1956175 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1956174&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18998384%26dopt%3DAbstract Commentary on the paper "Hypnosis, hypnotizability and treatment". Am J Clin Hypn. 2008 Oct;51(2):167; discussion 177-84 Authors: Barretta N, Barretta P PMID: 18998384 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1956174 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1956174 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1956173&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18998385%26dopt%3DAbstract Commentary on "Hypnosis, hypnotizability, and treatment. Am J Clin Hypn. 2008 Oct;51(2):169-70; discussion 177-84 Authors: Geary BB PMID: 18998385 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1956173 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1956173 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1956172&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18998386%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Goodman A PMID: 18998386 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1956172 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1956172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1956171&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18998387%26dopt%3DAbstract Commentary on the paper "Hypnosis, hypnotizability and treatment". Am J Clin Hypn. 2008 Oct;51(2):173-5; discussion 177-84 Authors: Handel DL PMID: 18998387 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1956171 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1956171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1956170&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18998388%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Rossi E, Erickson-Klein R, Rossi K This paper presents a highly edited version of a videotape made in 1980 by Marion Moore, M.D., showing Milton H. Erickson and Moore demonstrating novel, activity-dependent approaches to hand-levitation and therapeutic hypnosis on their subject, Ernest Rossi. Erickson's naturalistic and utilization approach is described in his very direct and surprising induction in a trance challenged patient. These novel, and surprising inductions are examples of how Erickson was prescient in developing activity-dependent approaches to therapeutic hypnosis and psychotherapy several generations before modern neuroscience documented the activity-dependent molecular-genomic mechanisms of memory, learning, and behavior change. Erickson describes a case where he ... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1956170 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1956170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1956169&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18998389%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Raz A, Schwartzman D, Guindi D The hypnosis community may be buying into a neuroscience fad concerning brain laterality. Accustomed to deflating folkloric claims about hypnosis, researchers and practitioners of hypnosis have come to appreciate the danger of lingering myths and the importance of dispelling legends. Tales are ubiquitous, however, and claims relating to the left or right hemispheres require both context and substantive data. Here we sketch the gist of brain laterality findings and their relevance to the hypnosis community. PMID: 18998389 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1956169 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1956169 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1724296&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18714887%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lankton S PMID: 18714887 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1724296 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1724296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1724295&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18714888%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Weisberg MB In 2008, the 50th anniversary of ASCH, hypnosis is used increasingly for healthcare applications in hospitals, clinics, and psychotherapy practice. A substantial body of research demonstrates the efficacy of hypnosis as part of the integrative treatment of many conditions that traditional medicine has found difficult to treat (e.g., Pinnell & Covino, 2000; Elkins, Jensen, & Patterson, 2007). The practice of hypnosis in healthcare has been altered and centrally influenced by the rapid growth of technological medicine in the 1950's, the AIDS epidemic and development of psychoneuroimmunology, revolutionary developments in genetics and neuroimaging technology, and the progression from alternative to integrative medicine. We have come to develop more detailed ex... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1724295 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1724295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1724294&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18714889%26dopt%3DAbstract This article summarizes the search for efficacious hypnotic treatments. Eighteen major meta analyses were reviewed and the results evaluated using the criteria of Chambless & Hollon, (1998). The analysis identified 32 disorders for which hypnosis can be considered a possible treatment, 5 for which it seems effective, and 2 for which it appears specific. If clinicians use hypnosis in the situations where it seems to be efficacious, and systematically expand the list of conditions where it will be helpful, the results will be even more impressive for the 100th anniversary of this Journal. PMID: 18714889 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1724294 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1724294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1724293&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18714890%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Yapko MD PMID: 18714890 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1724293 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1724293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1724292&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18714891%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Zeig JK Psychotherapy can be conceived as a symbolic drama in which patients can experientially realize their capacity to change. Methods derived from hypnosis can empower therapy without the use of formal trance. A case conducted by Milton Erickson is presented and deconstructed in order to illuminate Erickson's therapeutic patterns. A model is offered for adding drama to therapy, and the model is placed into a larger model of choice points in psychotherapy. PMID: 18714891 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1724292 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1724292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1724291&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18714892%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Sutcher H There is broad agreement that a phenomenon we call "hypnosis" exists. However, there is no generally accepted definition of hypnosis. A brief historical overview of the use of hypnosis in healing practices demonstrates how it evolved willy-nilly, and like Topsy, "just growed" into its current status in medicine, psychiatry, psychology and dentistry. The mechanisms underlying hypnosis and how hypnosis differs from other cognitive states are almost totally unknown. With the exceptions of suggestions for pain control, current concepts of high, medium, low or non-hypnotizability do not reliably predict clinical outcomes for most medical, psychiatric or dental disorders. We do know that it is relatively easy to reliably evaluate hypnotizability, but other than choosing vo... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1724291 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1724291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1724290&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18714893%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Ewin DM The Journal of the American Medical Association reported The First Recorded Death in Hypnosis in its issue of October 27, 1894. Ninety-nine years later, on September 23, 1993 a healthy 24-year old mother of two was found dead at home, fully clothed and draped across the foot of one of her children's bed, 5 hours after volunteering as a subject for a stage hypnosis show. The suggestion given to terminate the trance had been that when the hypnotist said, "Goodnight", several subjects would feel 10,000 volts of electricity through the seat of their chairs. Unknown to the hypnotist, she had been phobic about electricity ever since a childhood shock, and would not even change a light bulb or plug in a cord. The coroner's verdict was death by natural causes. PMID: 187148... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1724290 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1724290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578942&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18524297%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Walsh BJ A driving force in an eating disorder like anorexia nervosa has been a distorted body image. The psychobiological dynamics of eating disorders have demonstrated significant hypnotic phenomena such as forms of dissociation, hallucination, time distortion and catalepsy, and therefore, pose hypnosis as a good fit for particular parts of treatment. Presented here are four hypnotic approaches designed to inspire the establishment of a reality based body image in the eating disordered individual. Conditional prerequisites for application of these interventions are described and case examples illustrate each approach. A discussion on some of the rationale for formulating these strategies is offered. PMID: 18524297 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Cl... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578942 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1578942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578941&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18524298%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Martínez-Valero C, Castel A, Capafons A, Sala J, Espejo B, Cardeña E In this pilot study, we compare the efficacy for fibromyalgia of multimodal cognitive behavioral treatments, with and without hypnosis, with that of a purely pharmacological approach, with a multiple baseline N = 1 design. We randomly assigned six hospital patients to the three experimental conditions. The results suggest that psychological treatment produces greater symptom benefits than the conventional medical treatment only, especially when hypnosis is added. We conclude that hypnosis may be a useful tool to help people with fibromyalgia manage their symptomatology. PMID: 18524298 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578941 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1578941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578940&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18524299%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Anbar RD Two adolescents were hospitalized with incapacitating symptoms: one with headache, back pain, and an inability to walk, while the other had headache, musculoskeletal pain, nausea, and emesis. Medical evaluation did not reveal an etiology for the symptoms of either patient. Consultation with child psychiatry services yielded recommendations that both patients might benefit from counseling. Both demonstrated an immediate improvement of their symptoms with instruction in self-hypnosis-induced relaxation techniques that included favorite place imagery and progressive relaxation. The patients were told that while in hypnosis their "subconscious" might be able to characterize psychological issues that underlay their symptoms through the medium of automatic word processing (... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578940 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1578940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578939&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18524300%26dopt%3DAbstract This study examined potential psychosocial stressors of 30 children with headaches (mean age, 15 years), and the role of insight generation in the outcome of hypnosis therapy. The mean duration of headache occurrence was 3 years. All of the patients were instructed in how to use hypnosis-induced relaxation and headache-related imagery to improve their symptoms. Thirty-seven percent reported their headaches were associated with fixed stressors, defined as caused by events over which patients had no control, while 63% reported variable stressors, defined as modifiable by the patients' actions. Four patients were lost to follow-up. Overall, 96% (25/26) reported a decrease in headache frequency and/or intensity following use of hypnosis. However, prior to insight generation patients reporting ... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578939 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1578939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578938&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18524301%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Rossi E, Erickson-Klein R, Rossi K We explore a new distinction between the future, prospective memory system being investigated in current neuroscience and the past, retrospective memory system, which was the original theoretical foundation of therapeutic hypnosis, classical psychoanalysis, and psychotherapy. We then generalize a current evolutionary theory of sleep and dreaming, which focuses on the future, prospective memory system, to conceptualize a new evolutionary perspective on therapeutic hypnosis and brief psychotherapy. The implication of current neuroscience research is that activity-dependent gene expression and brain plasticity are the psychobiological basis of adaptive behavior, consciousness, and creativity in everyday life as well as psychotherapy. We summariz... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578938 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1578938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578947&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18246853%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Schnur JB, Montgomery GH This case report describes an effort to control two primary side-effects of breast cancer radiotherapy (fatigue and skin discomfort) that used a combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy with hypnosis (CBTH). Two patients, matched on demographic and medical variables (marital status, employment status, number of children, cancer diagnosis, surgical history, radiation dose), were compared: one who received a CBTH intervention and one who received standard care. Results were consistent with the view that CBTH was effective in managing fatigue and skin discomfort, and increasing relaxation. PMID: 18246853 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578947 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1578947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578946&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18246854%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Simpkins CA, Simpkins AM The purpose of this study was to determine whether an Ericksonian approach to therapy using hypnosis (ET) was as effective as brief dynamic therapy (BDT), a long-standing and well-researched form of psychotherapy. The study used a comparative pretest/posttest design with four paper and pencil tests [Clark Personal and Social Adjustment Scale (CPSAS), Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL), Target Complaint (TC), and Global Improvement (GI)] and six therapy sessions. The investigators attempted to choose design features that would not interfere with the unique qualities of ET while maintaining empirical regularity. No statistically significant difference was found except on HSCL where ET was superior. An interesting finding was that without direct discussion ... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578946 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1578946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578945&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18246855%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Amundson JK, Nuttgens SA Hypnosis is attempting to come to grips with the EST (Empirically Supported Therapy) revolution in mental health practice. However, there are ways to account for outcome outside of simple empirical validation of treatment models. In this light, strategic eclecticism as a broader research-based consideration is used to illustrate empirical principles within Eriksonian hypnotherapeutic approaches. PMID: 18246855 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578945 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1578945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578944&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18246856%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Roffman AE The relationship between metaphor and the practice of utilization in therapy and hypnosis can be seen as dependent on metaphor's role in structuring experience. The work of Gregory Bateson and others is used to illustrate how metaphor functions. Bateson's comparison of two forms of syllogistic logic provides a background for distinguishing between the experiential effects of metaphor in contrast to the categorical thinking inherent in simile and analogy. Clinical examples are given to demonstrate how utilization is structured by metaphor, particularly as Bateson has described it in his analysis of the Syllogism in Grass. PMID: 18246856 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578944 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1578944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578943&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18246857%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Green JP, Lynn SJ, Montgomery GH In an earlier meta-analysis of 12 studies using hypnosis-based treatments for smoking cessation, we provided preliminary evidence that males fare better than females when trying to quit smoking (Green, Lynn, & Montgomery, 2006). By excluding studies that reported no gender differences, but failed to report final outcome-statistics-by-gender, our previous conclusion may have overestimated the role of gender in hypnosis-based smoking cessation treatment. In the present analysis, we included 12 additional studies that reported no gender differences, but failed to report final outcome-by-gender statistics. Across each of these studies, we calculated identical success rates for male and female participants and then added these results to our dat... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578943 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1578943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578956&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18030923%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: VandeVusse L, Irland J, Healthcare WF, Berner MA, Fuller S, Adams D This exploratory, descriptive study, done retrospectively from perinatal medical records, compared childbirth outcomes in one obstetrician's caseload between 50 women who elected antepartal hypnosis preparation (usually a 5-class series) and 51 who did not. The groups were demographically similar. To achieve similar numbers to the hypnosis group, the control group was randomly selected from the women in the caseload who opted not to take hypnosis preparation, based on characteristics of parity and delivery mode. Prenatal hypnosis preparation resulted in significantly less use of sedatives, analgesia, and regional anesthesia during labor and in higher 1-minute neonatal Apgar scores. Other physiologic and outcom... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578956 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578955&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18030924%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Berberich FR The recognition and utilization of trance phenomena in clinical pediatrics can energize the practitioner and be therapeutically beneficial for the child. The aim of this paper is to characterize and promote the purposeful inclusion of trance and suggestion in the routine pediatric examination. This includes, but goes beyond, the child-oriented examination skills customarily associated with being a "good," child-friendly pediatrician. While this paper highlights trance recognition from a clinician's perspective, emphasis is placed on utilizing spontaneous hypnotic moments whenever they occur to further the agenda of the encounter, diminish doctor visit anxiety, enhance self empowerment, and improve the milieu for pediatric care. PMID: 18030924 [PubMed - indexed... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578955 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578954&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18030925%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Shenefelt PD Many skin disorders have a significant psychosomatic component. Focused history-taking coupled with hypnoanalysis using ideomotor finger signals to detect positive responses to one or more of 7 common triggering or exacerbating factors permits systematic diagnosis of the presence or absence of a significant psychosomatic component. If no factor is positive, a psychosomatic component to the skin disorder can likely be excluded. If one or two of the 7 factors are positive and it is possible to identify the initiating event, treatment by reframing with suggestions in hypnosis may succeed in defusing the associated negative emotional impact associated with the psychosomatic component of the skin disorder. This may be sufficient to uproot and weed out the problem. Howe... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578954 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578953&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18030926%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Raz A, Lamar M, Buhle JT, Kane MJ, Peterson BS Attention, suggestion, context and expectation can all exert top-down influence on bottom-up processes (e.g., stimulus-driven mechanisms). Identifying the functional neuroanatomy that subserves top-down influences on sensory information processing can unlock the neural substrates of how suggestion can modulate behavior. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we scanned 10 healthy participants (five men) viewing five bistable figures. Participants received a directional cue to perceive a particular spatial orientation a few seconds before the bistable figure appeared. After presentation, participants pressed a button to indicate their locking into the one desired orientation of the two possible interpretations. Partici... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578953 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578952&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18030927%26dopt%3DAbstract This article provides a systematic review of the literature on the connection between the brain and the immune system and its clinical implications. It then provides a rational foundation for the role of using hypnosis and imagery to therapeutically influence the immune system. Five case examples are provided with illustrated instructions for clinicians on how hypnosis and imagery may be utilized in the treatment of patients with auto-immune disorders. Suggestions for future research in this field are included. PMID: 18030927 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578952 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578951&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18030928%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Anbar RD The more user friendly medical hypnosis can be, the more readily it will be accepted by patients and the medical community. Hypnosis is user friendly when it is simple to employ, and yields rapid, effective, and clinically significant results. Thus, we should define reasons for the effectiveness of such successful hypnosis methods, and provide this information to students of hypnosis. Some of the elements that may permit hypnosis to be user friendly are establishment of rapport, a belief that a symptom often has a functional role, and a flexible approach to the hypnosis encounter. This case report of a child with habit cough, illustrates the importance of these elements. PMID: 18030928 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnos... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578951 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578951 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578950&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18030929%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Raz A, Michels R Modern medicine thrives on the ideal of specific diseases, and specificity has revolutionized thinking in clinical practice (e.g., psychiatry) as well as biomedical research (e.g., neuroscience). Different notions of specificity exist (e.g., clinical, biological, and behavioral). Behavioral specificity takes on new meaning in light of recent neuroimaging and genetic findings. Drawing on the metaphor of pharmacological specificity, we provide converging data suggesting that, at least for certain individuals, specific behavioral interventions can influence focal brain activations. Interpretation of these data paves the road to a more scientific strategy for studying the neural basis of suggestion and placebo response, and holds promise for the optimal matching o... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578950 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578949&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18030930%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Raz A PMID: 18030930 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578949 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578949 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578948&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D18203408%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Anbar RD PMID: 18203408 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578948 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578948 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578962&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17685242%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Raz A Hypnosis and placebo share in phenomenology. While hypnosis-like phenomena have a documented history going back thousands of years, accounts of placebo effects span several centuries. With the rise of biological psychiatry and the "pharmacological revolution," drug trials have taken a central place in clinical research. These clinical trials increasingly incorporate placebo-controlled conditions as part of their paradigms and may even involve an element of deception. In contrast, the therapeutic effects of hypnosis do not require deception. As researchers begin to identify genetic and neural correlates of hypnotizability, these findings may further elucidate placebo phenomena. Whereas identifying highly hypnotizable individuals may be of limited interest, identifying goo... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578962 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578961&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17685243%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Hammond DC In an elaboration on the contribution by Raz (current issue), placebo response is further reviewed in relation to psychotropic drug research. Many therapists are unaware that placebo controlled research documents that antidepressant and anxiolytic drugs on average are only mildly more effective than a placebo. Systematic biases in research design are noted that could account for the small differences. These factors, and turf and financial motivations associated with the rise of "biological psychiatry," are discussed because they impact the practice of clinical hypnosis and psychotherapy. Although placebo research is fascinating and expectancy is certainly an important factor in hypnotic response, thus far, there is little research to support the strong involvement o... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578961 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578961 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578960&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17685244%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Frischholz EJ Dr. Raz' speculations about the relation between placebo responsivity and hypnotizability are critically examined. While there is no generally accepted theoretical definition of hypnosis, there is a general consensus that hypnotizability can be reliably measured. In contrast, there seems to be a general consensus about a theoretical definition of placebo (including placebo effect, placebo response and nocebo). There is no widely accepted measure of individual differences in placebo responsivity. Various methodological considerations about how to examine the relation between placebo responsivity and hypnotizability are identified. Studies are identified which indicate that response to treatments which utilize adjunctive hypnosis are superior to placebo treatments.... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578960 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578959&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17685245%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Wickramasekera IE A study was undertaken to examine whether empathy could be related to absorption and incongruence (repressive coping). The participants were 71 graduate students who completed measures of empathy, absorption, and incongruence (repressive coping). The results confirmed a previous finding that empathy appears positively related to absorption (r = .42, p < .001). The results also suggest that affective components of empathy are inversely related to repressive coping (r = -.29, p < .05) while cognitive components are positively related to the social desirability aspects of incongruence (r = .31, p < .01). The findings are collectively discussed in terms of the Empathic Involvement Hypothesis of Hypnosis (Wickramasekera II, 2001), the Four-factor theory o... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578959 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578959 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578958&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17685246%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Fourie DP Systemic hypnosis is often seen as equivalent to an Ericksonian approach even though they reflect different epistemologies. Second-order articulations of systems theory emphasize the self-organization and autonomy of living systems: all systemic actions are aimed at the conservation of the system's autonomy; loss of autonomy means death as a system. In human systems verbal and non-verbal language reflects the meanings central to the system's autonomy and its conservation. Previous work has shown how symptomatic behaviour can be seen as linguistic expressions of the conservation of an ambivalent autonomy (Fourie, 1996a, 2003). Such behaviour therefore implies, expresses and even recursively conserves certain meanings that in time have become entrenched in the system. ... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578958 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578957&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17685247%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Matthews WJ PMID: 17685247 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578957 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578967&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17444362%26dopt%3DAbstract This article responds to comments on Kirsch, Mazzoni, & Montgomery (2007). Contrary to the perceptions of some commentators, the target article was not aimed at supporting a particular view of hypnosis. Instead, it was a reminder of a long accepted axiom in hypnosis research: the effects of hypnotic suggestions cannot be attributed to hypnosis unless it is demonstrated that the same suggestion does not produce the effect outside of hypnosis. PMID: 17444362 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578967 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578966&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17444363%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Casiglia E, Schiavon L, Tikhonoff V, Haxhi Nasto H, Azzi M, Rempelou P, Giacomello M, Bolzon M, Bascelli A, Scarpa R, Lapenta AM, Rossi AM To highlight the effects of hypnotic focused analgesia (HFA), 20 healthy participants underwent a cold pressor test (CPT) in waking basal conditions (WBC) by keeping the right hand in icy water until tolerable (pain tolerance); subjective pain was quantified by visual scale immediately before extracting the hand from water. The test was then repeated while the participants were under hypnosis and underwent HFA suggestions. Cardiovascular parameters were continuously monitored. Pain tolerance was 121.5+/-96.1 sec in WBC and 411.0+/-186.7 sec during HFA (p < 0.0001), and visual rating score 7.75+/-2.29 and 2.45+/-2.98 (p < 0.0001), resp... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578966 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578965&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17444364%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Rossi EL, Rossi KL Neuroscience and bioinformatics research on activity-dependent gene expression and brain plasticity in memory and learning are used to reconceptualize a fundamental question of therapeutic hypnosis, "What is a suggestion?" John Kihlstrom's cognitive-behavioral perspective of implicit (unconscious) and explicit (conscious) memory and Eric Kandel's Nobel Prize winning neurobiological research are integrated for a 30-year update of Milton H. Erickson's "neuro-psycho-physiology" of therapeutic hypnosis. Implicit processing heuristics are proposed as a more general framework for Erickson's concept of permissive indirect suggestions in therapeutic hypnosis and psychotherapy. These perspectives are illustrated by utilizing implicit processing heuristics to facilita... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578965 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578965 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578964&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17444365%26dopt%3DAbstract This study assessed the relationship of age and hypnotic suggestibility in an effort to partially update the findings of Morgan and Hilgard (1973). A total of 2,660 undergraduates were administered the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A (HGSHS:A; Shor & Orne, 1962) over a 7 year period. Consistent with Morgan and Hilgard's results, we found a general trend for hypnotic suggestibility scores to decrease from age 17 to 40, and then increase thereafter. We also found that female participants scored higher on the HGSHS: A compared with males across the various age ranges that we sampled. PMID: 17444365 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578964 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578964 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578963&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17444366%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Raz A, Keller S, Norman K, Senechal D Biological psychiatry favors drug treatment over non-pharmacological intervention and shapes the way clinicians both treat and understand Tourette's Syndrome (TS). However, drug treatments for TS involve side effects and are potentially toxic to the central nervous system. Moreover, current pharmacological treatments are largely ineffective and at best only provide a modest symptom reduction. In this paper, we describe how non-pharmacological treatments such as focused attention can modulate, reduce, or indeed entirely eliminate the symptoms of TS as well as elucidate the underlying neural mechanisms. Showing that the symptoms of TS are susceptible to self-regulatory interventions such as hypnosis, we propose that attentional training coul... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578963 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 1578963 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578977&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17265970%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lankton S PMID: 17265970 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578977 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1578977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578976&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17265971%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Kirsch I, Mazzoni G, Montgomery GH The history of the most enduring experimental design in hypnosis research is reviewed. More than 75 years of research converge to indicate that: (1) all of the phenomena produced in hypnosis by suggestion also can be produced by suggestion without the induction of hypnosis, (2) the induction of hypnosis produces a relatively small increase in responsiveness to suggestion, and (3) hypnotic and waking suggestion are highly correlated, in many cases rivalling the reliability of the suggestibility measure. The importance of these data to both clinical and experimental hypnosis is emphasized. PMID: 17265971 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578976 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1578976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578975&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17265972%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Spiegel D PMID: 17265972 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578975 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1578975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578974&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17265973%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Frischholz EJ I believe the paper by Kirsch, Mazzoni and Montgomery (this issue) should surprise about 95% of ASCH members (maybe only 93% of SCEH members) because the three facts espoused in their paper speciously seem to be 100% true. To paraphrase from their abstract: 1) nothing that can be produced by hypnotic induction plus suggestion cannot also be produced by suggestion alone; 2) administration of a hypnotic induction does not produce a meaningful increase in response to suggestion relative to suggestion alone; and 3) responsivity to suggestions are highly correlated to responsivity on the same measure when preceded by a hypnotic induction ceremony. In order to persuade that these propositions are true, several objections to them must be addressed. However, just because... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578974 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1578974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578973&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17265974%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lynn SJ PMID: 17265974 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578973 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1578973 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578972&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17265975%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Barrett D PMID: 17265975 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578972 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1578972 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578971&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17265976%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Wark DM PMID: 17265976 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578971 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1578971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578970&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17265977%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Raz A Suggestion, both within and outside of hypnosis, can influence many psychological processes, including cognition and emotion. Moreover, suggestion may account for many individual differences and promote the investigation of such mainstream fields as attention and memory. To be sure, exploring the power of suggestion will likely pave the road to a more scientific understanding of such psychological phenomena as motivation, expectation, and the placebo effect. PMID: 17265977 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578970 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1578970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578969&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17265978%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Phoenix SL Psychotherapy with adjunctive hypnosis is known to be an effective approach for the treatment of viral warts. There is an increasing clinical and scientific literature that illustrates the successful use of psychotherapeutic treatment with and without hypnosis in the reduction or elimination of viral warts (Bloch, 1927; Chandrasena, 1982; Clawson & Swade, 1975; Dreaper, 1978; Ewin, 1992; Ewin, 1995; and Goldstein, 2005; Obermayer & Greenson, 1949; McDowell, 1949; Reid, 1989; Scott, 1960; Spanos, Stenstrom & Johnston, 1988; Spanos, Williams & Gwynn, 1990; Surman et al., 1973; Morris, 1985; Noll, 1994; Noll, 1988; O'Laughlan, 1995; Tasini & Hackett, 1977; Vollmer, 1946; Yalom, 1964). In this case study the veracious area experienced a 100% reductio... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578969 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1578969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578968&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17265979%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Yexley MJ Postpartum depression is experienced by 10-15% of women who give birth (Bloch, Rolenberg, Koren, & Klein, 2006). This disorder causes maternal distress and has been significantly associated with infant and child developmental problems (Carter, Garrity-Rokous, Chazan-Cohen, Little, & Briggs-Gowan, 2001). Once believed to be contraindicated (Crasilneck & Hall, 1985), hypnosis for depressive disorders has been advocated as an effective intervention strategy (Yapko, 2001). Addressing specific symptoms and skill development has been promoted as an effectual hypnotic strategy for depression (Yapko, 2001); however, little empirical evidence of the efficacy of hypnotherapy for postpartum depression or effective hypnotic strategies exists. The present article is a... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578968 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1578968 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578982&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17059123%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Anbar RD PMID: 17059123 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578982 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 +0100 1578982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578981&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17059124%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: De Vos HM, Louw DA The main objective of the present study was to empirically verify the effect of hypnotic training programs on the academic performance of students. A pre and posttest design was used. Two experimental and two control groups (total sample N=119) of volunteer second year psychology students at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa comprised the sample. One of the experimental groups was exposed to active alert hypnosis and the other to relaxation hypnosis. One control group was exposed to progressive relaxation, while the other did not receive any intervention. The participants' April grades were used as a pretest, while their June grades served as a posttest. The two hypnotic training programs had a significant effect on the academic achievement of t... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578981 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 +0100 1578981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578980&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17059125%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Upshaw WN This paper attempts to understand the relationship between the clinical efficacy of hypnosis and its negative perception among many medical educators, practitioners and the general public. By exploring the history of hypnosis, an attempt was made to point out several events that may have led to both the past and current misperception of hypnosis which the author believes have caused hypnosis to become "medicine's dirty word". PMID: 17059125 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578980 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 +0100 1578980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578979&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17059126%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Donatone B This case report discusses a patient who experienced frequent nightmares and chronic low-level anxiety during his 3 1/2 year imprisonment. He developed post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in part because he adamantly insisted that he had been wrongfully incarcerated. The literature supports the use of hypnotic imagery rehearsal for treating nightmares that stem from PTSD. Due to the patient's distrust of others and trauma history, it was uncertain whether hypnotic intervention would be effective. It is of note, there is no indication in the literature that hypnosis has been used with people on parole, let alone individuals who believe they were wrongly accused of committing a crime. PMID: 17059126 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal o... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578979 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 +0100 1578979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578978&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D17059127%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Raz A PMID: 17059127 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578978 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 +0100 1578978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578988&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16889357%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Daniel S PMID: 16889357 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578988 Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:00:00 +0100 1578988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578987&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16889358%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Gravitz MA In 1844, an obscure and little-remembered American theorist, A. Yorke (no further identification is available), published a theory of mesmerism based on absorption, i.e., mental concentration. Unlike Mesmer's conceptualization of animal magnetism as a biological fluid, however, Yorke's theory emphasized the psychological importance of the mutual interaction between mesmerist and subject. This paper discusses the latter's theory of absorption as an important development in neo-mesmerism, the circumstances that led him to his conclusions, and his role in advancing our knowledge of the historical origins of modern hypnosis. PMID: 16889358 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578987 Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:00:00 +0100 1578987 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578986&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16889359%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Barrett D When a hypnotist appears on screen, expect evil. If his induction features 'magnetic' hand passes, he's probably about to compel someone to commit a crime. Ifhe hypnotizes with an intense stare, his intent is likelier seduction-in fact many screen inductions are identical to the eye contact ethologists have labeled "the copulatory gaze." This paper explores to role of hypnosis in more than 230 films in which it has been depicted and categorizes the--mostly negative--stereotypes about it. A handful of exceptions in which hypnosis is positive and/or realistic are examined. The discussion compares this to the role of psychotherapy and dreams in cinema. It discusses why hypnosis is so maligned and whether there is anything practitioners can do to alter the stereotype. ... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578986 Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:00:00 +0100 1578986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578985&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16889360%26dopt%3DAbstract This study illustrates the benefits of self-hypnosis in the treatment of school refusal, while also enabling the patient to maintain the connection with the therapist so that the anxiety may be confronted when it arises. PMID: 16889360 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578985 Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:00:00 +0100 1578985 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578984&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16889361%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Greenleaf M Modern medical technology and economic impositions tend to dehumanize the medical patient. This paper describes a targeted use of the hypnotic modality for relationship building, symptom management, and restoring a sense of self to the patient. To humanize medical care one patient at a time, examples are given for the use of the Hypnotic Induction Profile, the Eye Roll sign and AOD (Apollonian-Odyssean-Dionysian) Mind-Style Questionnaire as a basis for choosing bio-psycho-social treatment strategies. This trio of assessments can be used together, in approximately 10 to 15 minutes, or separately, if treatment decisions need to be made in a few minutes or less. The hypothesis presented is that matching treatment strategies, with or without formal hypnosis, to hypnoti... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578984 Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:00:00 +0100 1578984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578983&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16889362%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: de Klerk JE, du Plessis WF, Steyn HS In addition to exacerbating morbidity in male coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS) patients, their plight can also impose considerable strain on their female spouses' mood states, resulting in compromised quality of life. The current study was aimed at determining the impact of pre postoperative hypnotherapeutic ego strengthening (HES) on anxiety and depression in female spouses. It was conducted simultaneously with a recently published study of their CABS husbands' response to HES. Spouses whose husbands had been randomly assigned to an experimental group, were designated the experimental spouse group (n = 25) and spouses whose husbands constituted the control group, likewise comprised the control spouse group (n = 25). Assessment occurre... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578983 Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:00:00 +0100 1578983 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578994&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16696555%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Anbar RD PMID: 16696555 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578994 Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:00:00 +0100 1578994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578993&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16696556%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Chaves JF PMID: 16696556 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578993 Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:00:00 +0100 1578993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578992&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16696557%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Barabasz A, Christensen C The effects of tailored versus scripted hypnotic inductions were tested with the intention of shedding light on age regression phenomena. From an initial pool of 31 volunteers, 10 males and 10 females who scored 3 or better on the Stanford Hypnotic Clinical Scale, participated in this study. Participants were assigned to either scripted or tailored hypnotic induction conditions for regression to age 5. The age specific developmental task was to indicate for each of 10 abstract figure pairs, which of each pair "was upside down". Both groups showed significant focal point dependency. However, the tailored induction group showed significantly greater focal point dependency characteristic of 5-year-old children, in contrast to the scripted induction group... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578992 Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:00:00 +0100 1578992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578991&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16696558%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Rossi EL, Rossi KL Neuroscience documents the activity of "mirror neurons" in the human brain as a mechanism whereby we experience empathy and recognize the intentions of others by observing their behavior and automatically matching their brain activity. This neural basis of empathy finds support in research on dysfunctions in the mirror systems of humans with autism and fMRI research on normal subjects designed to assess intentionality, emotions, and complex cognition. Such empathy research now appears to be consistent with the historical and research literature on hypnotic induction, rapport, and many of the classical phenomena of suggestion. A preliminary outline of how mirror neurons may function as a rapport zone mediating between observing consciousness, the gene express... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578991 Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:00:00 +0100 1578991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578990&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16696559%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Linden JH, Bhardwaj A, Anbar RD Theories about dreams have shaped our thinking about mind-body unity and the influence of thought on the body. In this article, the authors review the sparse literature regarding the use of hypnosis with children's dreams and nightmares, summarize how hypnotically induced dreams have been used to resolve psychological symptoms, and note five themes in the literature worthy of further investigation. Building on the value of both dreams and hypnosis for working through conflicts, the authors united mind-body medicine and hypnotically induced dreaming in a pediatric pulmonary practice. A case series is presented of 11 patients who were offered an opportunity to review their reported nightmares through hypnosis in order to uncover their potential me... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578990 Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:00:00 +0100 1578990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578989&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16696560%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Wark DM This review summarizes the use of hypnotic inductions while the subject is physically active, open-eyed and focused on the external environment. Research cited from several sources documents that traditional and alert inductions produce similar hypnotic susceptibility scores, but after an alert induction, subjects may report feeling more alert and in control. A case is reported of a client who was able to use such an induction to stay in alert hypnosis for an extended time, and reduce the long-standing anxiety effects of past failure. Finally, a systematic way is discussed to generate inductions that may expand the use of hypnosis to new applications. PMID: 16696560 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578989 Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:00:00 +0100 1578989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579012&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16482830%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lankton S PMID: 16482830 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579012 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1579012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579011&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16482831%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Barabasz AF The critical aspects of recognizing that hypnotic responses are part of everyday life for those who are hypnotizable are considered. The failure of the American Psychological Association (APA) definition to include spontaneous hypnosis is discussed along with the resultant implications for misinforming clinicians, researchers and the public. PMID: 16482831 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579011 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1579011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579010&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16482832%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Woody E, Sadler P The authors argue that the new definition of hypnosis by Division 30 of the American Psychological Association contains questionable information about the role of imagination in hypnosis, about the use versus omission of the word hypnosis in inductions, and about the nature of individual differences and their relation to the standardized scales. In addition, the definition appears to conflate formal and exemplar-based types of definition, and it does not seem particularly well-tuned to the interests of lay persons. The authors advance some suggestions for future definitional efforts. PMID: 16482832 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579010 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1579010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579009&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16482833%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Yapko MD PMID: 16482833 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579009 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1579009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579008&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16482834%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Spiegel H, Greenleaf M PMID: 16482834 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579008 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1579008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579007&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16482835%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Heap M PMID: 16482835 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579007 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1579007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579006&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16482836%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Araoz D PMID: 16482836 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579006 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1579006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579005&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16482837%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Rossi EL PMID: 16482837 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579005 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1579005 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579004&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16482838%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Hammond DC PMID: 16482838 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579004 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1579004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579003&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16482839%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: McConkey KM PMID: 16482839 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579003 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1579003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579002&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16482840%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Daniel SA PMID: 16482840 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579002 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1579002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579001&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16482841%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Walter H, Lesch OM, Stöhr H, Grünberger J, Gutierrez-Lobos K The aim of this study was to investigate the analgesic effects of hypnotic pain control on experimental pain by measuring pupil reactions as an objective psycho-physiologic parameter. Twenty-two healthy volunteers (11 female and 11 male) aged between 22 and 35 years participated in the study. Pupil diameter was measured as baseline measurement (i.e., static measurement) in the non-hypnotic and in the hypnotic state. Pupil diameter changes to a standardized pain stimulus were measured in the non-hypnotic and hypnotic state and compared. Additionally, a Fourier analysis of pupil oscillations reflecting central nervous activation during the static measurement (25.6 sec) was calculated. During the hypnotic stat... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579001 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1579001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579000&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16482842%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Appel PR, Bleiberg J The present study examined the facilitation of pain reduction through the use of a pain reduction protocol. The protocol emphasized converting pain sensations into visual and auditory representations, which then were manipulated through therapeutic suggestion. Hypnosis was not mentioned in the intervention, minimizing creation of expectancy effects related to hypnosis. At the conclusion of the study, the Stanford Clinical Hypnotic Scale was administered. Measures of relaxation and reduction of suffering were not related to hypnotizability. However, pain reduction was significantly related to hypnotizability (r = .55, P < .001). High hypnotizables had a greater reduction in pain than low hypnotizables, even though both had equivalent degrees of relaxatio... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579000 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1579000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578999&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16482843%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Frischholz EJ PMID: 16482843 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis) The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578999 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1578999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578998&cid=s_37381_8_f&fid=37381&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D16482844%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Rossi EL A new perspective on how therapeutic hypnosis and neuroscience may be integrated on the molecular-genomic level is offered as a guide for basic research and clinical applications. An update of Watson and Crick's original formulation of molecular biology is proposed to illustrate how psychosocial experiences modulate gene expression, protein synthesis, and brain plasticity during memory trace reactivation for the reorganization of neural networks that encode fear, stress, and traumatic symptoms. Examples of the scientific literature on DNA microarrays are used to explore how this new technology could integrate therapeutic hypnosis, neuroscience, and psychosocial genomics as a new foundation for mind-body medicine. Researchers and clinicians in therapeutic hypnosis need... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578998 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1578998