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Facts about hypnosis from current research findings.

 

As of December, 2004 there are more than 5,000 clinical research studies having to do with hypnosis and its benefits currently conducted worldwide?
(According to: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

As of December 15, 2004 results from more than 3,000 clinical research studies are available showing positive benefits from hypnosis?
(According to: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

According to studies done at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, suggestions given in a hypnotic state even once can produce actions in human beings that are the same type of actions that would have resulted from more long term conditioning and practice.

In a research on self-hypnosis, for relapse prevention training with chronic drug/alcohol users. (Am J Clin Hypn 2004 Apr, 46(4):281-97), individuals who played self-hypnosis audiotapes "at least 3 to 5 times a week" at 7-week follow-up, reported the highest levels of self-esteem and serenity, and the least anger/impulsivity, in comparison to the minimal-practice and control groups.

In a research study done with 60 college student volunteers (Spring of 2004 at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona), using hypnosis with ego-enhancement suggestions showed "significantly dramatic effects" in brain wave pattern, suggestive sense of self-confidence and test scores.

As reported by NewScientist.com news service:
"Hypnosis is more than just a party trick; it measurably changes how the brain works" says John Gruzelier, a research psychologist at Imperial College in London. "Hypnosis significantly affects the activity in a part of the brain responsible for detecting and responding to errors, an area that controls higher level executive functions." The finding is one of the first to indicate a biological mechanism underpinning the experience of hypnosis. 'This expIains why, under hypnosis, people can do outrageous things that ordinarily they wouldn't dream of doing" says Gruzelier, who presented his study at the British Association for the Advancement of Science Festival in Exeter, UK. Gruzelier hopes it will also benefit emerging research showing that, for example, that hypnosis can help cancer patients deal with painful treatments.