Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, Aldous Huxley, Sergei Rachmanicoff, Chopin,
Goethe. What do these people have in common? They all used hypnosis to explore and …

Clinical hypnosis is becoming increasingly recognized as a valuable clinical intervention for
a wide range of psychological and medical problems. The current review paper seeks to …

This study compared the efficacy of 2 psychological treatments for fibromyalgia with each
other and with standard care. Ninety-three patients with fibromyalgia (FM) were randomly …

Altered state theories of hypnosis posit that a qualitatively distinct state of mental processing,
which emerges in those with high hypnotic susceptibility following a hypnotic induction …

We describe key aspects of hypnosis that distinguish it from other psychotherapeutic
approaches, argue that hypnosis occupies a unique niche among clinical interventions, and …

Attitudes and beliefs toward hypnosis are relevant in promoting hypnotic responses, in
predicting the efficacy of interventions that include hypnosis, and in reducing iatrogenic …

The purpose of this pilot project was to test the feasibility of hypnosis as a preoperative
intervention. The unique features of this study were:(a) use of a standardized nurse …

Pain is a symptom associated with prolonged recovery from illness and procedures,
decreased quality of life, and increased health-care costs. While there have been advances …

The field of hypnosis anticipated the current interest in consciousness and has contributed in
many ways to its conceptualization and research. This paper is divided into 3 sections. The …

This article summarizes and integrates research on the relation between altered
consciousness (including states and traits, as well as procedures and practices to induce …