Hypnosis Offers Benefits in the Treatment of ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is a very common disorder among children. The traditional form of treating ADHD is medication and psychotherapy. However, every person with ADHD is different and a one-size-fits-all approach cannot be taken in treating the disorder. Research has been conducted using alternative therapies including hypnotherapy. Hypnosis has been found to help …

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Painless suffering

The world marked Anesthesia Day on Tuesday. Actually, World Anesthesia Day is celebrated to commemorate the first successful public demonstration of the efficacy of ether anesthesia by William Thomas Green Morton on October 16, 1846. Before anesthesia was discovered, surgeons used to exploit various means to relieve patients’ pain: by hypnosis, by ingestion of alcohol, …

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Use Both Hetero-Hypnosis and Self-Hypnosis for Best Results

Like with many other great things, hypnotherapy can be categorized into 2 different subcategories. They are hetero-hypnosis and self-hypnosis. The key to understanding the difference between the two can be the key to a successful session and subsequently, successful results. Hetero-hypnosis is defined as hypnosis induced by another person. Often times, hetero-hypnosis is induced by …

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Hypnosis Improves Quality of Life for People With Dementia

Hypnosis therapy can significantly increase the quality of life for dementia patients by slowing the decline of their cognitive, physical and social abilities, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool and the Abacus Clinic in Newark, N.J. Researchers split a number of dementia patients into three groups: one continuing with …

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Hypnosis Reduces Anxiety in Children Undergoing Invasive Medical Procedures

Voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) is an invasive medical procedure involving a catheter used to examine the bladder and urethra. This procedure is often used on children and can have a negative impact on the child including distress and pain. In 2005, an article appeared in the journal Pediatrics about the role hypnosis plays in helping children …

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Study Shows Hypnosis May Benefit Those With Ulcerative Colitis

Hypnosis therapy can reduce the inflammation that leads to the symptoms of ulcerative colitis, according to a study conducted by researchers from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, and published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Approximately 1 in 600 people in the United States suffers from ulcerative colitis, an inflammation of …

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Using Hypnosis to Treat Nausea in Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

The Journal of Oncology discussed a study on chemotherapy patients who experienced nausea and vomiting and the effects of hypnotherapy as an adjunctive treatment. The results were positive and showed that Hypnotherapy had a positive effect on patients suffering from anticipatory nausea, which comes prior to chemotherapy treatment. Having cancer is never an easy thing. …

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