American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis back issues from April 2007:
Editorial
Apr 01, 2007; ... While considering one of the goals of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, that of integrating hypnosis into the mainstream of treatment choices, something occurred to me about the logic of advertising. There are several methods of advertising a service or product and each has its merits ...
Hypnotic History: A Reply to Critics
Apr 01, 2007; ... Abstract This article responds to comments on Kirsch, Mazzoni, & Montgomery (2007). Contrary to the perceptions of some commentators, the target article was not aimed at supporting a particular view of hypnosis. Instead, it was a reminder of a long accepted axiom in hypnosis ...
Hypnosis Prevents the Cardiovascular Response to Cold Pressor Test
Apr 01, 2007; ... Abstract To highlight the effects of hypnotic focused analgesia (HFA), 20 healthy participants underwent a cold pressor test (CPT) in waking basal conditions (WBC) by keeping the right hand in icy water until tolerable (pain tolerance); subjective pain was quantified by visual scale ...
What is a Suggestion? The Neuroscience of Implicit Processing Heuristics in Therapeutic Hypnosis and Psychotherapy
Apr 01, 2007; ... Abstract Neuroscience and bioinformatics research on activity-dependent gene expression and brain plasticity in memory and learning are used to reconceptualize a fundamental question of therapeutic hypnosis, "What is a suggestion?" John Kihlstrom's cognitive-behavioral perspective of ...
An Update on Age, Hypnotic Suggestibility, and Gender: A Brief Report
Apr 01, 2007; ... Abstract This study assessed the relationship of age and hypnotic suggestibility in an effort to partially update the findings of Morgan and Hilgard (1973). A total of 2,660 undergraduates were administered the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A (HGSHSA; Shor & ...
Elucidating Tourette's Syndrome: Perspectives from Hypnosis, Attention and Self-Regulation
Apr 01, 2007; ... Abstract Biological psychiatry favors drug treatment over non-pharmacological intervention and shapes the way clinicians both treat and understand Tourette's Syndrome (TS). However, drug treatments for TS involve side effects and are potentially toxic to the central nervous system ....
Healing pain
Apr 01, 2007; ... Berger, A. & deSwaan, CB. (2006). Healing pain. NP: Rodale Press. Reviewed by Joyce S. Willens, PhJD., RJS., Assistant Professor of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova PA, and Editor, Pain Management Nursing. Healing Pain written by Ann Berger, MSN, MD and CB. deSwann is a must ...
Detection of deception
Apr 01, 2007; ... Boyd, A.R., McLearen, A.M., Meyer, R.G., & Denney, R.L. (2007). Detection of deception. Boyd, A.R., McLearen, A.M., Meyer, R.G., & Denney, R.L. (2007). Detection of deception. Sarasota, FL: Professional Resource Press. Reviewed by William C. Wester, II, Ed.D. ABPP, ABPH, Clinical ...
The theory and treatment of depression: Towards a dynamic interactionism model
Apr 01, 2007; ... Corveleyn, J., Luyten, P. & Blatt, S. (Eds.). (2005). The theory and treatment of depression: Towards a dynamic interactionism model. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. & Belgium: Leuven University Press. Reviewed by Priscilla Morton, M.S. W., Seton Hospital, Austin, ...
Clinical applications of hypnosis
Apr 01, 2007; ... Gafner, G, (2004). Clinical applications of hypnosis. New York: W. W. Norton. Reviewed by Karen L. Waldman, PhJO., Michael E. Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX. The author of this book, George Gafner, LCSW, has made numerous contributions to the fields of psychotherapy ...
En ningun lugar en parte alguna: Estudios sobre la historia del magnetismo animal y del hipnotismo. (Studies on the history of animal magnetism and hypnotism.)
Apr 01, 2007; ... Montiel, L. and Gonzalez de Pablo, A. (Coords.). (2003). En ningun lugar en parte alguna: Estudios sobre la historia del magnetismo animal y del hipnotismo. (Studies on the history of animal magnetism and hypnotism.) Madrid: Frenia,S. C. Reviewed by Maria-Isabel Porras Gallo, Senior Lecturer in ...
Relaxation strategies and enhancement of hypnotic susceptibility: EEG neurofeedback, progressive muscle relaxation and self-hypnosis
Apr 01, 2007; ... Batty, M.J., Bonnington, S., Tang, B., Hawken, M.B, & Gruzelier, J.H. (2006). Relaxation strategies and enhancement of hypnotic susceptibility: EEG neurofeedback, progressive muscle relaxation and self-hypnosis. Brain Research Bulletin, 71 (1-3),83-90. This is a recent study which revisited ...
Different types of "dissociation" have different psychological mechanisms
Apr 01, 2007; ... Brown, RJ. (2006). Different types of "dissociation" have different psychological mechanisms. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 7 (4), 7-28. This article presents evidence for a new theory of dissociation and hypnosis. The author describes a bipartite model of dissociation with separate ...
Hypnosis for rehabilitation after stroke: Six case studies
Apr 01, 2007; ... Diamond, S.G., Davis, O.C., Schaechter, J.D., & Howe, R.D. (2006). Hypnosis for rehabilitation after stroke: Six case studies. Contemporary Hypnosis, 23 (4), 173-180. This paper presents an exciting look at six cases where hypnosis was used in the rehabilitation of patients who had ...
An fMRI analysis of neural activity during perceived zone-state performance
Apr 01, 2007; ... Ferrell, M.D., Beach, R.L., Szeverenyi, N.M., Krch, M., & Fernhall, B. (2006). An fMRI analysis of neural activity during perceived zone-state performance Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 28 (4), 421-433. This study examines the area of how hypnosis can be utilized to enhance the ...
Effectiveness of hypnosis in reducing mild essential hypertension: A one-year follow-up
Apr 01, 2007; ... Gay, M. (2007). Effectiveness of hypnosis in reducing mild essential hypertension: A oneyear follow-up. International Journal of Climcal and Experimental Hypnosis, 55(1), 6783. The author presents a study documenting the long-term benefits of hypnosis in reducing mild hypertension. Thirty ...
A Spanish version of the Barber Suggestibility Scale for the Puerto Rican population
Apr 01, 2007; ... Guzman-Hosta L., Martinez-Taboas A., Rodriguez-Gomez J. (2007). A Spanish version of the Barber Suggestibility Scale for the Puerto Rican population. International journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis,55(1), 59-66. The authors of this study provide us with a report on their efforts to ...
Investigating pen-traumatic dissociation using hypnosis during a traumatic film
Apr 01, 2007; ... Holmes, E.A.; Oakley, DA.; Stuart, A.D. P.; Brewin, C.R.. (2006). Investigating pen-traumatic dissociation using hypnosis during a traumatic film. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 7 (4), 91-111. This study looks at a phenomena related to emotionally induced numbing. The authors hypothesized ...
Hypnotizability, eating behaviors, attitudes, and concerns: A literature survey
Apr 01, 2007; ... Hutchinson-Phillips S, Gow K, & Jamieson GA. (2007). Hypnotizability, eating behaviors, attitudes, and concerns: A literature survey. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis,55(l), 84-113. This article reviews the literature in hypnosis with regards to a possible ...
Adjunctive self-hypnotic relaxation for outpatient medical procedures: A prospective randomized trial with women undergoing large core breast biopsy
Apr 01, 2007; ... Lang, E.V., Berbaum, K.S., Faintuch, S., Hatsiopoulou, O., Halsey, N., Li, X., Berbaum, M.L., Laser, E., & Baum, J. (2006). Adjunctive self-hypnotic relaxation for outpatient medical procedures: A prospective randomized trial with women undergoing large core breast biopsy. Pain, 126 (1-3), ...
Fractal analysis of EEG in hypnosis and its relationship with hypnotizability
Apr 01, 2007; ... Lee, J.S., Spiegel, D., Kim, S.B., Lee, J.H., Kim, S.I., Yang, B.H., Choi, J.H., Kho, Y.C., & Nam, J. H. (2007). Fractal analysis of EEG in hypnosis and its relationship with hypnotizability. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 55(1), 14-31. The authors of this study ...
The use of hypnosis to improve pain management during voluntary interruption of pregnancy: An open randomized preliminary study
Apr 01, 2007; ... Marc, L, Rainville, P., Verreault, R., Vaillancourt, L., Masse, B., & Dodin, S. (2007). The use of hypnosis to improve pain management during voluntary interruption of pregnancy: An open randomized preliminary study. Contraception, 75 (1), 52-58. This article reports on a study of women ...
Hypnotic depth and response to suggestion under standardized conditions and during fMRI scanning
Apr 01, 2007; ... Oakley D.A. , Deeley Q, & Halligan P. W. (2007). Hypnotic depth and response to suggestion under standardized conditions and during fMRI scanning. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 55(1), 32-58. This is another recent study in the area of the neurophysiology of ...
Role of relaxation and specific suggestions in hypnotic emotional numbing
Apr 01, 2007; ... Sebastiani, L., D'Alessandro, L., Menicucci, D., Ghelarducci, B., & Santarcangelo, E. L. (2007). Role of relaxation and specific suggestions in hypnotic emotional numbing. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 63(1), 125-132. This study examined psychophysiological correlates in the ...
Complementary treatments for tobacco cessation: A survey
Apr 01, 2007; ... Sood, A., Ebbert, J.O., Sood, R., & Stevens, S.R.. (2006). Complementary treatments for tobacco cessation: A survey. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 8 (6), 767-771. This paper presents the results of a survey designed to assess patient's use of complementary medical techniques to try and ...
A new way of characterizing hypnotic interactions: Dyadic Interactional Harmony (DIH) questionnaire
Apr 01, 2007; ... Varga, K., Józsa, E., Bányai, É.I., Gösi-Greguss, & A.C. A new way of characterizing hypnotic interactions: Dyadic Interactional Harmony (DIH) questionnaire. Contemporary Hypnosis, 23 (4), 151-166. This is a very interesting article on interpersonal aspects of the hypnotic relationship. The ...
Hypnotizability and somatic complaints: A gender-specific phenomenon
Apr 01, 2007; ... Younger J. W., Rossetti G.C, Borckardt JJ., Smith A.R., Tasso ?.G., & Nash MJR. (2007). Hypnotizability and somatic complaints: A gender-specific phenomenon. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 55(1), 1-13. The authors present an important recent study which revisits ...
Defense mechanisms and suggestibility
Apr 01, 2007; ... Yu, C. (2006). Defense mechanisms and suggestibility. Contemporary Hypnosis, 23 (4), 167-172. This study attempted to examine the relationship between the tendency to utilize psychodynamic defense mechanisms and hypnotic susceptibility (hypnotic ability). The author administered hypnotic ...