by Joe | Feb 19, 2016
No differences were found in outcome measures of length of time in ICU, time on respirator, length of stay, and cumulative index of recovery. Didn’t publish our data on pain medications because learned it was poorly charted. Only difference found was: the...
by Joe | Feb 19, 2016
An experiment was designed to evaluate the protective effects of different agents – acupuncture, hypnosis, Morphine, aspirin, Diazepam and placebo – upon experimentally-induced pain in humans. Twenty normal, healthy volunteers were subjected to cold water...
by Joe | Feb 19, 2016
NOTES 1: Group Hypnotizability Scale: Means for Behavioral (B), Experiential (E), Involuntariness (I) and Behavioural/Involuntariness (B/I) measures GROUP n B E I B/I Range 0-6 0-18 0-18 0-6 CSTP 39 4.67 12.46 11.54 3.64 Booklet 39 4.62 12.18 11.31 3.77 Practice 31...
by Joe | Feb 19, 2016
In an earlier study, DeBenedittis and Sironi (1986) demonstrated that during depth EEG studies, electrophysiological correlates of hypnotic behavior emphasize the role of the limbic system in mediating the trance experience. In the case of a young man who was affected...
by Joe | Feb 19, 2016
Following two surgical operations under hypnotic anesthesia, it was possible, during subsequent recall under hypnosis, to elicit a representation of the past operative experience. It would seem that under hypnosis there is a persistence of the perception of...
by Joe | Feb 19, 2016
NOTES: Reviews literature on hypnosis treatment for PTSD and presents a rationale, based on the type of symptoms presented (blunting vs intrusions). Case presentations are provided. “Several types of physiological processes may underlie dissociation. State-...
