Recently added articles from American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis:

Editorial

Apr 01, 2008; Lankton, Stephen ... At the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis (AJCH) we are enjoying the contributions of more than 2000 therapists, physicians, and dentists who are helping promote the scientific study and application of hypnosis. As a result, AJCH is making the world a nicer, softer, and healthier place for ...

In Memoriam of John F. Chaves (1941-2008)

Apr 01, 2008; Lynn, Steven Jay; Kirsch, Irving ... John F. Chaves died in his home on February 2, 2008, after a two year battle with stomach cancer. He was 66 years old. Chaves stood tall as an intellectual giant, not only in the field of hypnosis, but in the arenas of health psychology, the psychological treatment of pain, education in ...

Hypnotic Alteration of Body Image in the Eating Disordered

Apr 01, 2008; Walsh, Bart J ... Abstract 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 ...

Hypnotic Treatment Synergizes the Psychological Treatment of Fibromyalgia: A Pilot Study*

Apr 01, 2008; Martínez-Valero, Consuelo; Castel, Antonio; Capafons, Antonio; Sala, José; Espejo, Begoña; Cardeña, Etzel ... Abstract 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 = I design. We randomly assigned six hospital patients to the three ...

Subconscious Guided Therapy With Hypnosis

Apr 01, 2008; Anbar, Ran D ... Abstract 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 ....

Relationship of headache-associated stressors and hypnosis therapy outcome in children: a retrospective chart review

Apr 01, 2008; Anbar, Ran D; Zoughbi, George G ... Abstract 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 ...

The Future Orientation of Constructive Memory: An Evolutionary Perspective on Therapeutic Hypnosis and Brief Psychotherapy

Apr 01, 2008; Rossi, Ernest; Erickson-Klein, Roxanna; Rossi, Kathryn ... Abstract 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 ...

Clinical essentials of pain management

Apr 01, 2008; Handel, Daniel L ... Gatchel, R.J. (2005). Clinical essentials of pain management. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Press. Robert Gatchel's latest book, Clinical Essentials of Pain Management, clearly lays out the essential elements, principles, and structure for effective acute and chronic ...

The biology of belief: Unleashing the power of consciousness, matter & miracles

Apr 01, 2008; Filo, Gabor ... Lipton, B. (2005). The biology of belief: Unleashing the power of consciousness, matter & miracles. Santa Rosa, CA: Elite Books. A paradigm buster! How else can one describe a book that starts out with an atheist empirical cell biologist, and ends with his spiritual insights brought ...

Extraordinary knowing: Science, skepticism, and the inexplicable powers of the human mind

Apr 01, 2008; Krippner, Stanley ... Mayer, E.L. (2007). Extraordinary knowing: Science, skepticism, and the inexplicable powers of the human mind. New York: Bantam Books. In 1991, the hand-carved harp of a young girl was stolen. Her mother, Elizabeth Lloyd Mayer, a psychoanalyst and university professor, was advised to ...

Developing the craft of mediation: Reflections on theory and practice

Apr 01, 2008; Hornyak, Lynne ... Roberts, M. (2007). Developing the craft of mediation: Reflections on theory and practice. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Reviewed by Lynne Hornyak, PhD., Washington, D.C Qualified as a barrister and social worker, author Marian Roberts practices as a family mediator at the South ...

The breakout heuristic: The new science of mirror neurons, consciousness and creativity in human relationships

Apr 01, 2008; Gildston, Phyllis ... Rossi, E.L. (2007). The breakout heuristic: The new science of mirror neurons, consciousness and creativity in human relationships. Phoenix AZ: The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Press. Reviewed by Phyllis Gildston, Ph.D., LMHC, LMFT, LSLP; Professor Emeritus, Brooklyn CoUege of CUNY; Director, ...

The music effect: Music physiology and clinical applications

Apr 01, 2008; Gritzalis, Nina ... Schneck, D.J. & Berger, D.S. (2006). The music effect: Musk physiology and clinical applications. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Reviewed by Nina Gritzalis, Psy.D., Madden Mental Health Center, Hines, IL. Daniel J. Schneck, Ph.D. is a fellow of the American Institute for ...

Hypnosis and communications in dental practice

Apr 01, 2008; Filo, Gabor ... Simons, D., Potter, C. & Temple, G. (2007). Hypnosis and communications in dental practice. New Maiden, Surrey, UK: Quintessence International Publishing Co., Ltd. This is a timely book for the field of hypnosis and the dental profession. In an age when technological advances permit ...

Language, mysticism, and hypnotizability: A brief communication

Apr 01, 2008; Adams, Peter ... Adams, P.J. (2008). Language, mysticism, and hypnotizability: A brief communication. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 56(1), 73-82. This study revisits the relationship between spirituality and hypnosis. A variety of researchers including Stanley Krippner, Charles ...

Integration of the Biopsychosocial Model: Perspectives of medical students and residents

Apr 01, 2008; Astin, John A ... Astin, J.A., Sierpina, V.S., Forys, K., & Clarridge, B. (2008). Integration of the Biopsychosocial Model: Perspectives of medical students and residents. Academic Medicine, 83(1):20-27. This study gives us an interesting and revealing look at the status of the field of mind/body medicine in ...

Examining hypnosis legislation: A survey of the practice in Israel

Apr 01, 2008; Aviv, Alex ... Aviv A., Dalia G, Gaby G, & Kobi P(2008). Examining hypnosis legislation: A survey of the practice in Israel. International Journal ofClinkal And Experimental Hypnosis, 56(1), 47-62. The authors of this survey present their findings on the nature of hypnosis practice in Israel. The authors ...

Hypnosis and thought suppression - more data: A brief communication

Apr 01, 2008; Bryant, Richard A ... Bryant, R.A. & Sindicich, N. (2008). Hypnosis and thought suppression - more data: A brief communication. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 56 (1), 37-46. This is another interesting study from the lead author and his colleagues on phenomena related to ...

The evolving doctrine of informed consent for complementary and integrative therapy

Apr 01, 2008; Denner, Sallie Stoltz ... Denner, S.S. (2008). The evolving doctrine of informed consent for complementary and integrative therapy. Holistic Nursing Practice, 22(1):37-43. This article discusses the need for mind/body professionals to develop a model of care that fully implements informed consent within the relationship ...

Focused analgesia in waking and hypnosis: Effects on pain, memory, and somatosensory event-related potentials

Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... De Pascalis, V., Cacace, L, & Massicolle, F. (2008). Focused analgesia in waking and hypnosis: Effects on pain, memory, and somatosensory event-related potentials. Pain, 134 (1-2), 197-208. The authors present an important new study on the psychophysiology of hypnosis using event ...