Tim Brunson DCH

Welcome to The International Hypnosis Research Institute Web site. Our intention is to support and promote the further worldwide integration of comprehensive evidence-based research and clinical hypnotherapy with mainstream mental health, medicine, and coaching. We do so by disseminating, supporting, and conducting research, providing professional level education, advocating increased level of practitioner competency, and supporting the viability and success of clinical practitioners. Although currently over 80% of our membership is comprised of mental health practitioners, we fully recognize the role, support, involvement, and needs of those in the medical and coaching fields. This site is not intended as a source of medical or psychological advice. Tim Brunson, PhD

Effect of Meditation on Respiratory System, Cardiovascular System and Lipid Profile

Posted At : December 17, 2006 2:33 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
Related Categories: Respritory Ailments


Researchers from B. J. Medical College in Ahmedabad, India, studied numeric measures of respiratory function, cardiovascular parameters and lipid profiles of those practicing Raja Yoga meditation. The profiles of short and longterm meditators were compared with those of non-meditators.

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Imagery and Tonsillectomy in Children

Posted At : December 17, 2006 2:33 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
Related Categories: Surgery


Investigators at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center conducted a randomized, controlled, clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of imagery, in addition to routine analgesics, in reducing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy pain and anxiety after ambulatory surgery (AS) and at home.

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Hypnosis Treatment for Severe Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Posted At : December 17, 2006 2:33 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
Related Categories: Research


A team of researchers from UNC Chapel Hill, interested in learning how hypnosis manages to improve irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), designed two studies that measured and separated out possible physiological mechanisms from psychological ones.

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