American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis back issues from January 2003:
Editorial
Jan 01, 2003; ... As we look at this issue of the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, there can be no doubt that we are in the twenty-first century. Each article here in some way reflects something of the dramatic shifts that are taking place in our scientific world. We should not be surprised to see ...
Hypnosis, defferential expression of cytokines by T-cell subsets, and the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis
Jan 01, 2003; ... This investigation tested the hypothesis that hypnosis can differentially modulate T-cell subsets, and that this effect is mediated by changes in hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) mediators. Seven healthy, highly hypnotizable volunteers participated in three one-day sessions, a baseline and ...
Gene expression, neurogensis, and healing: Psychosocial genomics of therapeutic hypnosis
Jan 01, 2003; ... The historical lineage of therapeutic hypnosis in James Braid's "psychophysiology", Pierre Janet's "physiological modification", and Milton Erickson's "neuro-psycho-physiology" is extended to include current neuroscience research on activity-dependent gene expression, neurogenesis, and stem ...
Utilization sobriety: Brief, individualized substance abuse treatment employing ideomotor questioning
Jan 01, 2003; ... This article presents a substance abuse treatment method that acknowledges and accommodates the personal needs that are being addressed by substance. This method, Utilization Sobriety, bypasses perceived resistances and employs idiosyncratic psychobiological learning to achieve a body-mind ...
Hypnosis-facilitated relaxation using self-guided imagery during dermatologic procedures
Jan 01, 2003; ... Many patients experience some degree of anxiety and/or discomfort during dermatologic procedures. For most patients this anxiety or discomfort is tolerable, but a few find it intolerable to the point of interference with the accomplishment of the procedure. A case is presented in which a ...
A character in search of character: Narcissistic personality disorder and ego state therapy
Jan 01, 2003; ... The individual diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder presents with grandiosity, extreme self-involvement, and lack of interest in and empathy for others. This paper reviews current theories concerning the development and treatment of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and introduces ...
Playful metaphors
Jan 01, 2003; ... The inner world of the child is a community of archetypes potentially available for the child's healthy ego development. Many forces limit and prohibit their utility. Play therapy in the context of a hypnotic relationship can potentiate these archetypes into becoming "playful metaphors" for ...
The Psychobiology of Gene Expression: Neurosciences and Neurogenesis in Hypnosis and the Healing Arts
Jan 01, 2003; ... The Psychobiology of Gene Expression: Neuroscience and Neurogenesis in Hypnosis and the Healing Arts. Ernest L. Rossi. New York: W.W. Norton & Company (2002). XVIII + 557 pages, $45.00 (Hardcover). Reviewed by: Dabney M. Ewin, M.D., New Orleans, LA. There has been an explosion of ...
Healing Images: The Role of Imagination in Health
Jan 01, 2003; ... Healing Images: The Role of Imagination in Health Edited by Anees Sheikh Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing Company (2003) xii & 530 pages $45. Philip R. Appel, Ph.D., Silver Spring, MD. For those who have appreciated the work of Anees Sheikh (1983, 1984, 1986, 2002), his most ...
Stress and Health: Research and Clinical Applications
Jan 01, 2003; ... Stress and Health: Research and Clinical Applications D.T. Kenny, J.G. Carlson, F.J. McGuigan & J.L. Sheppard. Amsterdam: Harwood Academic Publishers (2000). xiii+ 467 pages. $68. Reviewed by: Daniel L. Handel, M.D., National Institutes of Health This is the first of a series of ...
Does Stress Damage the Brain?
Jan 01, 2003; ... Does Stress Damage the Brain? J. Douglas Bremner. New York: W.W. Norton (2002) xii+311 pp., $30.00 (hardback). Reviewed by Marlene E. Hunter, MD, FCFP(C), Vancouver, BC. Sometimes a book is at the same time so stimulating and so exasperating that you don't know whether to grit your ...
The Body Bears the Burden: Trauma, Dissociation, and Disease
Jan 01, 2003; ... The Body Bears the Burden: Trauma, Dissociation, and Disease. Robert C. Scaer. New York: Haworth Medical Press (2001). 250 pp. ($59.95). Reviewed by D. Corydon Hammond, Ph.D., ABPH; University of Utah School of Medicine The author of this book is a neurologist who practiced in a ...
Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis
Jan 01, 2003; ... Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis. James L. Oschman. London: Churchill Livingstone (2001). xv + 275 pages, $38.00 (paperback). Reviewed by: Mark B. Weisberg, Ph.D., ABPP, Minneapolis, MN "The scientist knows that in the history of ideas, magic always precedes science, that the ...
Energy Psychology in Psychotherapy: A Comprehensive Sourcebook
Jan 01, 2003; ... Energy Psychology in Psychotherapy: A Comprehensive Sourcebook. Fred P. Gallo, Ph.D., Editor. New York: W.W. Norton (2002). Xxxii + 432 pages (hardback). $65.00 USA, $95.00 Canada. Reviewed by Philip L. Accaria, Ph.D., Upper Montclair, NJ and Maggie Phillips, Ph.D., Oakland, CA. Energy ...
Finding the Energy to Heal: How EMDR, Hypnosis, TFT, Imagery and Body-Focused Therapy Can Help Restore Mind-Body Health
Jan 01, 2003; ... Finding the Energy to Heal: How EMDR, Hypnosis, TFT, Imagery and Body-Focused Therapy Can Help Restore Mind-Body Health. Maggie Phillips. New York: Norton (2000). xi +276 pages, $35.00 (hardback). Reviewed by Marc I. Oster, PsyD, ABPH, Highland Park, IL In Finding the Energy to Heal, ...
Review of international literature
Jan 01, 2003; ... Barilan, Y. M. (2002). Microhypnosis: A preliminary name for introducing elements from hypnosis into doctor-patient interaction. Hypnos, 29(3), 112-118, 123. The author elaborates elements of conversation and body gestures he utilizes in an Ericksonian fashion in daily interactions with patients ...