Chronic pain is a complex phenomenon which includes biological, psychological, and socio-
professional factors that undermine patients' everyday life. Currently, only few patients …

Meditation and hypnosis have both been found to attenuate pain; however, little is known
about similarities and differences in the cognitive modulation of pain. Hypnotic and …

Hoewel ik reeds EMDR-practitioner ben, ontbrak dit belangrijke boek tot voor kort nog in
mijn collectie. Het is geschreven door grondlegster Francine Shapiro en naar het …

Hypnotizability refers to the individual responsiveness to hypnosis, and literature shows that
the greater the hypnotizability, the more effective the hypnotic suggestions. So far, few …

Introduction Hypnotic trance can be defined as a non-ordinary state of consciousness that is
accompanied by a number of neurophysiological changes, including brain …

Abstract Purpose of Review The aim of this narrative review was to summarize the evidence
evaluating the possibilities and limitations of self-hypnosis and mindfulness strategies in the …

Background and purpose Hypnosis, a mind-body treatment dating back to early human
history, has regained attention in the last decade, with research suggesting its effectiveness …

The history of hypnosis has been marked by its effectiveness paralleled by prejudicial
refusal, due to its ostensible incompatibility with the ruling Weltbild (picture of the world). Its …

Using multi-modal brain imaging techniques we found pronounced changes in neuronal
activity after hypnotic trance induction whereby state changes seem to occur synchronously …

The huge problems related to chronic, ultimately fatal diseases involve disability, pain,
suffering and the perception of one's doom; this calls for reappraising the conventional …