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Hypnosis - online articles and reports
Hypnosis has been used successfully for weight control, smoking
cessation, overcoming fears, letting go of unwanted habits, improving
memory, better sleep , and overall feeling more confident, positive and
happy. Hypnosis and self-hypnosis can reduce stress, alleviate pain and
are used to treat a range of health problems.
Mind-body medicine:An overview
Mind-body medicine focuses on the interactions among the brain, mind,
body, and behavior, and the powerful ways in which emotional, mental,
social, spiritual, and behavioral factors can directly affect health.
It regards as fundamental an approach that respects and enhances each
person's capacity for self-knowledge and self-care, and it emphasizes
techniques that are grounded in this approach.
This article on the website of the US National Center for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) summarises the clinical
evidence for the effectiveness of mind-body approaches, such as
hypnosis.
Below are links to full-text articles in medical journals
that report on the use of hypnosis and self-hypnosis in medical
practice. This is not a complete list, and you can find many more
articles in the PubMed database.
Alman B (2001) Medical hypnosis: An underutilized treatment approach. The Permanente Journal, 5:4.
Anbar R D and Geisler S C (2005) Identification of children who may benefit from self-hypnosis at a pediatric pulmonary center. BMC Pediatr., 5:6.
Anbar R D (2003)Self-hypnosis for anxiety associated with severe asthma: a case report. BMC Pediatr.,22;3:7.
Astin J A, Shapiro S L, Eisenberg D M and Forys K L (2003)Mind-body medicine: state of the science, implications for practice.
J Am Board Fam Pract. 2003 Mar-Apr,16(2):131-47.
Berman B M (2003) Integrative approaches to pain management: how to get the best of both worlds. BMJ,326:1320-1321 (14 June).
Covino N A and Bottari M (2001) Hypnosis, behavioral theory, and smoking cessation. J Dent Educ., 65(4):340-7.
Cyna A M, McAuliffe G L, and Andrew MI (2004) Hypnosis for pain relief in labour and childbirth: a systematic review. Br J Anaesth.,93(4):505-11.
Ebell M (2003) Hypnotherapy effective for functional dyspepsia. Am Fam Physician, May 15,67(10):2203-4.
Gonsalkorale W M, Miller V, Afzal A and Whorwell P J (2003)Long term benefits of hypnotherapy for irritable bowel syndrome. Gut 2003,52:1623-1629.
Kosslyn S M, Thompson W L, Costantini-Ferrando M F, Alpert N M and
Spiegel D (2000) Hypnotic visual illusion alters color processing in
the brain. Am J Psychiatry, 157(8):1279-84.
Leahy A and Epstein O (2001)Non-pharmacological treatments in the irritable bowel syndrome. World J Gastroenterol. Jun,7(3):313-6.
MacDonald R (2003)Hypnotherapy: hype or healing?BMJ, May 3;326(7396):S154.
Tsao J C I and Zeltzer L K (2005) Complementary and Alternative
Medicine Approaches for Pediatric Pain: A Review of the
State-of-the-science. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med.,2(2):149-159.
Vickers A, Zollman C and Payne D K (2001) Hypnosis and relaxation therapies. West J Med.; 175(4): 269–272.
... and some articles in other publications
The Possibilities in hypnosis, where the patient has the power. Jane Brody, New York Times, 3 November 2008.
Tonsils removed under hypnosis. A woman's tonsils were removed under hypnosis and without painkillers or anaesthetics at a hospital in Johannesburg. November 2007.
Hypnosis helps healing: Surgical wounds mend faster. Harvard University Gazette, 8 May 2003.
Hypnosis really changes your mind. New Scientist, 10 September 2004.
This is your brain under hypnosis. New York Times, 22 November 2005.
Hypnosis. Catalyst, ABC TV Science, 18 August 2005
Brain imaging studies investigate pain reduction by hypnosis. University of Iowa News Release, 14 March 2005.
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