Hypnotherapy

BACKGROUND Hypnotherapy is widely promoted as a method for aiding smoking cessation. It is proposed to act on underlying impulses… Expand

BACKGROUND Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder of unknown aetiology. Current… Expand

Hypnosis has been demonstrated to reduce analogue pain, and studies on the mechanisms of laboratory pain reduction have provided… Expand

It is well accepted that pain is a multidimensional experience, but little is known of how the brain represents these dimensions… Expand

Abstract Over the past two decades, hypnoanalgesia has been widely studied; however, no systematic attempts have been made to… Expand

BACKGROUND Non-pharmacological behavioural adjuncts have been suggested as efficient safe means in reducing discomfort and… Expand

The neural mechanisms underlying hypnotic states and responses to hypnotic suggestions remain largely unknown and, to date, have… Expand

The effect of psychosocial intervention on time of survival of 86 patients with metastatic breast cancer was studied… Expand

The effect of the i.p. administration of ethanol on the release of dopamine (DA) and on the output of its main metabolites… Expand

30 patients with severe refractory irritable-bowel syndrome were randomly allocated to treatment with either hypnotherapy or… Expand