Clinical Hypnosis with Children and Adolescents—What? Why? How?: Origins, Applications, and Efficacy
This review article addresses the process, intention, and therapeutic value of clinical hypnosis with children and adolescents. A brief historical perspective is followed by a digest of the published laboratory and clinical research that has accelerated ...
Daniel P. Kohen, Pamela Kaiser
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Unexpected Consequences: Women’s experiences of a self-hypnosis intervention to help with pain relief during labour. [PDF]
Background Self-hypnosis is becoming increasingly popular as a means of labour pain management. Previous studies have produced mixed results. There are very few data on women’s views and experiences of using hypnosis in this context.
A Werner +32 more
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Effectiveness test of dental hypnosis monitoring device
Introduction: Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) questionnaire is a simplified 5-point scale answering scheme, ranging from not anxious to extremely anxious. Anxious level can be reduced through dental hypnosis.
Suci Kusmayanti +4 more
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Hypnosis has long generated controversy as a recall enhancement method. Concerns about hypnosis are warranted by findings of a tradeoff between the number of memories recalled and memory accuracy.
Garver +9 more
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Hypnosis and memory: two hundred years of adventures and still going! [PDF]
One of the most persistent beliefs about hypnosis is its ability to transcend mnemonic abilities. This belief has paved the way to the use of hypnosis in the clinical and legal arenas.
Heap, Michael +2 more
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The effect of posthypnotic suggestion and task difficulty on adherence to health-related requests [PDF]
The effects of posthypnotic suggestion on health-related behavior, using a behavioral measure of adherence were investigated. Three hundred twenty three students covering the full range of hypnotic suggestibility were prescribed an easy (mood rating) or ...
Carvalho, Cláudia +2 more
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Self-Hypnosis for Intrapartum Pain management (SHIP) in pregnant nulliparous women: a randomised controlled trial of clinical effectiveness [PDF]
Objective: (Primary): to establish the effect of antenatal group self-hypnosis for nulliparous women on intra-partum epidural use Design: Multi-method RCT Setting: Three NHS Trusts Population: Nulliparous women not planning elective caesarean,
Ali, Shehzad +13 more
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No evidence for theta power as a marker of hypnotic state in highly hypnotizable subjects
EEG spectral-power density was analyzed in a group of nine highly hypnotizable subjects via ten frontal, central, parietal, and occipital electrodes under four conditions: 1) wake state, 2) neutral hypnosis, 3) hypnotic suggestion for altering perception
Seppo Hiltunen +5 more
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Pilot investigation of a virtual gastric band hypnotherapy intervention [PDF]
This was a pilot investigation of 30 men and women with a BMI > 27kg/m² over a 24 week period. It aimed to determine whether virtual gastric band (VGB) hypnotherapy has an effect on weight loss in overweight adults, compared to relaxation hypnotherapy ...
Atkin, Stephen +8 more
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The current status of hypnosis in Spain [PDF]
While Spanish academic researchers have actively attempted to disengage hypnosis from its traditional links with altered states and automatism, and to promote it by linking hypnotic phenomena with other everyday psychological processes, in the legal ...
Cangas Díaz, Adolfo Javier +1 more
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