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 Nov 2009 13:57:58 +0100 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 Hypnosis as sole anesthesia for major surgeries: historical & contemporary perspectives. Am J Clin Hypn. 2008 Oct;51(2):101-21 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 re... 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 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=1956177&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%3D18998381%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Matthews WJ PMID: 18998381 [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=1956177 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1956177 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 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 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 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 The neuroscience of observing consciousness & mirror neurons in therapeutic hypnosis. Am J Clin Hypn. 2006 Apr;48(4):263-78 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... 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 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578997&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%3D16482845%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Iglesias A, Iglesias A Although conceptualized as a normal reaction to loss and not classified as a mental disorder, grief can be considered a focus of treatment. When grief complicates and becomes pathological by virtue of its duration, intensity, and absence or by bizarre or somatic manifestation, a psychiatric diagnosis is in order. Childhood PTSD in Complicated Bereavement is a condition derived from the loss of a loved one when the nature of death is occasioned through traumatic means. The traumatic nature of the loss engenders trauma symptoms, which impinge on the child's normal grieving process and his/ her ability to negotiate the normal grieving system. The 2 cases presented herein constitute single session treatment with clinical hypnosis of PTSD, a result of the tra... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578997 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1578997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578996&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%3D16482846%26dopt%3DAbstract In this report, we describe a 16-year-old boy who utilized automatic word processing (AWP) and self-hypnosis techniques in treatment of his binge eating, and associated anxiety, insomnia, migraine headaches, nausea, and stomachaches. He was able to reduce his anxiety by gaining an understanding that it originated as a result of fear of failure. He developed a new cognitive strategy through AWP, after which his binge eating resolved and his other symptoms improved with the aid of self-hypnosis. Thus, AWP may have helped achieve resolution of his binge eating by uncovering the underlying psychological causes of his symptoms, and self-hypnosis may have given him a tool to implement a desired change in his behavior. PMID: 16482846 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journa... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578996 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1578996 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1578995&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%3D16482847%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Madrid A Studies about the psychology of childhood asthma have revealed that parenting difficulties are related to the development of asthma in some children. Disruptions in maternal-infant bonding are highly correlated with pediatric asthma and are presented as a cause for these parenting problems. Bonding problems are known to be caused most often by physical separation at birth or by some recent trauma in the mother's life. By using hypnosis to remove the pain of the separation or trauma in the mother, and by creating a new birth history in her imagination, some children's asthmatic symptoms have been shown to remit or greatly improve. The hypnotic method for this treatment is described. PMID: 16482847 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clin... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1578995 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1578995 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579017&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%3D16238168%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lankton S PMID: 16238168 [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=1579017 Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1579017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579016&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%3D16238169%26dopt%3DAbstract Remembering André Weitzenhoffer, PhD. Am J Clin Hypn. 2005 Jul;48(1):5-27 Authors: Frischholz EJ PMID: 16238169 [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=1579016 Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1579016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579015&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%3D16238170%26dopt%3DAbstract An interview with André M. Weitzenhofer, Ph.D., Sc.B., Sc.M., M.A. Interview by Michael D. Yapko. Am J Clin Hypn. 2005 Jul;48(1):29-43 Authors: Weitzenhofer A The hypnosis world recently lost one of its giant figures, André Weitzenhoffer. Dr. Weitzenhoffer devoted almost his entire professional life to the study of hypnosis and hypnotic phenomena. While almost everyone in the field is familiar with his many professional contributions, not as many had the privilege of hearing the man speak candidly about his career and personal views. This is a transcript of an interview with André Weitzenhoffer conducted by Michael Yapko in 1988. In it he describes his personal history and how his interest in hypnosis began, how the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scales came ab... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579015 Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1579015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579014&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%3D16238171%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Anbar RD, Hummell KE The aim of this report is to demonstrate the success of a teamwork approach for providing instruction in self-hypnosis at a Pediatric Pulmonary Center. In order to add to the hypnosis service provided by a pulmonologist at the Center, the Center social worker learned how to use clinical hypnosis. During a 3-year period, she instructed 72 patients (average age 11.6 years) in self-hypnosis. Eighty-two percent of the patients reported improvement or resolution of the primary symptoms, which included anxiety, asthma, chest pain, dyspnea, habit cough, hyperventilation, sighing, and vocal cord dysfunction. The social worker and pulmonologist consulted with each other on a regular basis regarding their hypnosis work, and achieved similar successful results follow... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579014 Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1579014 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579013&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%3D16238172%26dopt%3DAbstract This report discusses the results of a postsession interview regarding our participant's experiences during hypnosis and briefly discusses phantom limb sensations in general. PMID: 16238172 [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=1579013 Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:00:00 +0100 1579013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579021&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%3D15915850%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Araoz D This is a general overview of the use of hypnosis in five aspects of human sexuality where problems or pathology may move patients to seek therapy. These are gender identity, sexual orientation, sexual preferences, sexual functioning and sexual mores. The article emphasizes two main hypnotic techniques that respect the patient's existential experiences regarding his/her own sexuality. The use of hypnosis proposed here is patient-centered, permissive and utilizing the patient's imagery and other inner resources. Several clinical vignettes illustrate the theoretical points with the intention of giving the reader an opportunity for identification with these cases. PMID: 15915850 [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=1579021 Fri, 01 Apr 2005 05:00:00 +0100 1579021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579020&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%3D15915851%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Samuels N Acupuncture treatment uses ultrafine needles which are inserted into specified points on the skin (acupoints). Acupuncture can help alleviate pain and inflammation, possibly through the increased release of pituitary beta-endorphins and ACTH. Hypnosis can also help alleviate pain syndromes, and may have centrally mediated immunomodulatory effects. The use of these 2 treatments simultaneously may potentially assist and augment the effects of each another. Two case reports where both treatments are used together are presented: One showing how hypnosis can help in the treatment of painful acupoints, the other how the response to acupuncture may be augmented by hypnosis in the treatment of headache. Controlled trials of this combined treatment are warranted. PMID: 15... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579020 Fri, 01 Apr 2005 05:00:00 +0100 1579020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579019&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%3D15915852%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Iglesias A, Iglesias A An individual developed a lifestyle-limiting case of Panic Disorder that threatened to interfere with her raison d'etre: To participate in the exclusive lifestyle of her community. The panic episodes started to cripple her social calendar and as the "season" came into full swing her coveted role of chairwoman of various philanthropic functions came into peril. A variant of awake-alert hypnosis had to be created for this case. Hypnosis consisting of eye closure with relaxation was out of the question. The authors created an induction technique and specific suggestions based on the Waterford glassware, as focal point, with the purpose of not only inducing awake-alert hypnosis but also of executing a series of specific strategies, tailored to abort the inci... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579019 Fri, 01 Apr 2005 05:00:00 +0100 1579019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579018&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%3D15915853%26dopt%3DAbstract We report on a case of a female patient who was successfully treated with hypnosis for warts on 2 occasions separated by an interval of 7 years. Of note is the fact that she had low expectations regarding the benefit to be derived from hypnosis and did not at first appear to be highly hypnotizable. PMID: 15915853 [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=1579018 Fri, 01 Apr 2005 05:00:00 +0100 1579018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579026&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%3D15754862%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Pantesco VF Adult Posttraumatic Stress Disorder secondary to childhood sexual abuse is clinically complicated by its increasingly noted deficient linguistic recording of the abuse, perhaps partially explaining consequent difficulties with verbalizing in therapy. A single case illustrates that hypnotically utilizing the body-emotion register of encrypted sexual abuse trauma may not only afford more naturalistic retrieval and purgation of the experience, but may also provide the very medium for the healing narrative required for recovery. The patient's original and continuing therapist was also present as support and observer for all but 1 of 25 hypnosis sessions. Treatment gains were robust at 3-year follow up. This case suggests that effective treatment for sexual abuse PTSD m... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579026 Sat, 01 Jan 2005 05:00:00 +0100 1579026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579025&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%3D15754863%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Tan G, Hammond DC, Joseph G Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by abdominal pain, distension, and an altered bowel habit for which no cause can be found. Despite its prevalence, there remains a significant lack of efficacious medical treatments for IBS to date. In this paper we reviewed a total of 14 published studies (N=644) on the efficacy of hypnosis in treating IBS (8 with no control group and 6 with a control group). We concluded that hypnosis consistently produces significant results and improves the cardinal symptoms of IBS in the majority of patients, as well as positively affecting non-colonic symptoms. When evaluated according to the efficacy guidelines of the Clinical Psychology Division of American Psychological A... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579025 Sat, 01 Jan 2005 05:00:00 +0100 1579025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579024&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%3D15754864%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lemke W Much of the literature focuses on the pathology that falls to the far right of the Watkins (1997) differentiation-dissociation continuum, such as Dissociative Identity Disorder and Dissociative Disorder NOS. Adding a "far left" to this continuum, as well as a construct of what the "far left" looks like, makes apparent the value of healthy adaptive differentiation for those individuals that fall to the "far left" of the spectrum; those who don't differentiate enough. A discussion of sexual dysfunction at this end of the continuum and cases of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder and Vaginismus demonstrate the clinical effectiveness of an approach combining hypnosis and ego-state therapy to facilitate healthy adaptive differentiation. PMID: 15754864 [PubMed - indexed fo... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579024 Sat, 01 Jan 2005 05:00:00 +0100 1579024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579023&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%3D15754865%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Iglesias A Three adult cases of psychogenic dermatitis of atypical presentation were treated with direct suggestion under hypnosis (DSUH), which included suggestions for developing cooling, soothing and healing numbness in the affected areas. After a trial of 5 sessions over a period of 2 months, the results in all 3 cases were determined to be unappreciable and unsuccessful. The patients were subsequently treated with hypnoanalysis including ideomotor questioning, regression to onset, and reframing followed by direct suggestions under hypnosis (DSUH) for healing of all affected areas except a negotiated index finger on the nondominant hand. This technique proved an effective treatment that extinguished the flair-ups in 6 visits or less over a period of 2 months. These cases w... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579023 Sat, 01 Jan 2005 05:00:00 +0100 1579023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579022&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%3D15754866%26dopt%3DAbstract This article will illustrate how effective hypnotic communication closely resembles the Haiku form. Working with the Haiku form is an effective and dynamic approach that encourages the therapists to keep their awareness sharpened and observation astute. Haiku is not just a type of poetry; it is a way of looking at the world with a heightened level of attentiveness. Crafting effective and evocative hypnotic suggestions requires that the therapist become immersed in the world of passion, images, sounds, sights, opposites, humor, creativity, and perceptive consciousness. Enhancing our skills of observation is an important aspect of the continuing experience of the hypnotherapist. The Haiku method can help us enhance our observation and utilize what we observe in developing evocative hypnotic ... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579022 Sat, 01 Jan 2005 05:00:00 +0100 1579022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579030&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%3D15554461%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: de Klerk JE, du Plessis WF, Steyn HS, Botha M Morbidity (i.e., elevated anxiety and depression) is a common feature of coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS) patients, pre- and postoperatively. Since hypnotherapy can possibly reduce morbidity in CABS patients, the aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of hypnotherapeutic ego strengthening (HES) to facilitate patient coping with concomitant anxiety and depression. Fifty patients were randomly assigned to a non-intervention control group (n = 25) and an experimental group (n = 25) and exposed to a pre- and postoperative HES intervention. Anxiety and depression were assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory and Profile of Mood States, administered preoperatively, at discharge, and at 6-week follow-up. Findings confi... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579030 Fri, 01 Oct 2004 04:00:00 +0100 1579030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579029&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%3D15554462%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: Dyspnea may provide patients with a way of expressing their reactions to perceived or anticipated stress. Thus, stress reduction interventions may prove very helpful in resolving this symptom. However, in some cases gaining an insight into the potential cause of the dyspnea may increase the effectiveness of therapy. PMID: 15554462 [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=1579029 Fri, 01 Oct 2004 04:00:00 +0100 1579029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579028&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%3D15554463%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Teleska J, Roffman A Hypnotherapeutic interactions can be mapped on a continuum from formal hypnosis to hypnotic conversation. Unlike the structured forms of formal hypnosis, hypnotic conversation relies upon utilizing the client's responses, both verbal and non-verbal, to facilitate therapeutic process. In this paper, we illustrate this continuum with a series of anecdotal clinical examples starting with formal hypnosis and moving incrementally towards hypnotic conversation. Finally, we offer an example similar in appearance to formal hypnosis, but now described in the context of hypnotic conversation. We are neither putting forth a theory nor offering a new perspective for those who research hypnosis as a phenomenon. Rather, these ideas and metaphors serve to broaden the fra... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579028 Fri, 01 Oct 2004 04:00:00 +0100 1579028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579027&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%3D15554464%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lynn SJ PMID: 15554464 [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=1579027 Fri, 01 Oct 2004 04:00:00 +0100 1579027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579035&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%3D15376604%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Phillips M Many patients with posttraumatic fragmentation demonstrate a positive response to the corrective possibilities provided through Ego-State Therapy. However, full resolution of presenting symptoms may not occur for individuals with significant childhood histories of parental abuse and neglect without opposite sex, as well as same sex, re-nurturing interventions. This presentation emphasizes the use of maternal re-nurturing methods with men who struggle with the effects of significant attachment deficits in early life. Case examples feature male patients with long-term difficulties in their adult relationships with women that had proved refractory to other therapy methods. Following Ego-State Therapy interventions with maternal symbolic figures, however, these problems... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579035 Thu, 01 Jul 2004 04:00:00 +0100 1579035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579034&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%3D15376605%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Hornyak LM This paper takes the perspective that competitive strivings in self and others have been an area of difficulty for women and that gender socialization has played a significant role. The author discusses elements of competition that seem toxic for women and proposes descriptors of healthy competition. It is proposed that hypnosis provides a suitable method for neutralizing negative elements and promoting adaptive responses in competitive situations. Five applications of hypnotic methods are illustrated through two case examples. PMID: 15376605 [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=1579034 Thu, 01 Jul 2004 04:00:00 +0100 1579034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579033&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%3D15376606%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Potter G Hypnosis was once a viable treatment approach for addictions. Then, due to hypnosis being used for entertainment purposes many professionals lost confidence in it. However, it has now started to make a comeback in the treatment of substance abuse. The approach described here, using hypnosis for treatment, is borrowed from studies effectively treating alcoholism by using intensive daily sessions. Combining the more intense treatment of 20 daily sessions with hypnosis is a successful method to treat addictions. The treatment has been used with 18 clients over the last 7 years and has shown a 77 percent success rate for at least a 1-year follow-up. PMID: 15376606 [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=1579033 Thu, 01 Jul 2004 04:00:00 +0100 1579033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579032&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%3D15376607%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Elkins G, Marcus J, Palamara L, Stearns V Hot flashes are a significant problem for many breast cancer survivors and can cause discomfort, insomnia, anxiety, and decreased quality of life. In the past, the standard treatment for hot flashes has been hormone replacement therapy. However, recent research has found an increased risk of breast cancer in women receiving hormone replacement therapy. As a result, many menopausal women and breast cancer survivors reject hormone replacement therapy and many women want non-pharmacological treatment. In this critical review we assess the potential use of hypnosis in reducing the frequency and intensity of hot flashes. We conclude that hypnosis is a mind-body intervention that may be of significant benefit in treatment of hot flashes and ... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579032 Thu, 01 Jul 2004 04:00:00 +0100 1579032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579031&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%3D15376608%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Patterson DR, Hoffman HG, Weichman SA, Jensen MP, Sharar SR PMID: 15376608 [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=1579031 Thu, 01 Jul 2004 04:00:00 +0100 1579031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579037&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%3D15190732%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Wain HJ While hypnosis has been a significant medical tool through the ages, its use has been, at best, capricious. After the development and widespread use of ether, hypnosis has been mostly relegated to the role of an adjunct to chemical anesthesia. The present paper describes a case where hypnosis was used as the sole anesthetic for a septoplasty. The chronology of the surgery, hypnotic suggestion and strategies used as well as the clinician's responses are described. The paper highlights relevant clinical issues such as the hypnotic capacity of the patient, associated hypnotic phenomena, enhancing trance, and maximizing the hypnotic capacity by "meeting them where they are." PMID: 15190732 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosi... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579037 Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:00:00 +0100 1579037 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1579036&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%3D15190733%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Stevens L, Brady B, Goon A, Adams D, Rebarchik J, Gacula L, Johnson J, Wright C, Hank N, McManus P, Arsuffi L, Morris L, Verdugo S EEG activity at the midfrontal (Fz) region was recorded during pre- and postbaselines, live hypnotic induction, arm levitation and progressive relaxation (PNR) deepening, and therapeutic ego-enhancing suggestions among 60 college student volunteers, previously screened with the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale, Form C. Comparisons across conditions for delta, theta, alpha, and beta activity were made between low, moderate, high, and very high hypnotizable groups. Results indicated (a) significant increases in theta EEGs across the hypnosis process with a peak at PNR and a drop in theta thereafter to termination, with highs showing significant... The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1579036 Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:00:00 +0100 1579036