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

Change 101 by Bill O'Hanlon

Posted At : January 3, 2007 10:00 PM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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Getting back to the basics of self-improvement.

Drawing on thirty years of clinical experience, Bill O'Hanlon--one of psychotherapy's most innovative practitioners and teachers--examines this simple yet often elusive aspect of successful therapy: change. With his characteristic wit and style, O'Hanlon presents the key concepts and most powerful methods for achieving personal transformation. Readers are provided with the perspective and inspiration necessary to embrace the risk and reward of change.

Bill O'Hanlon, M.A., is a licensed marriage and family therapist, a certified professional counselor, and a founder of Possibility and Inclusive Therapies. He has authored and co-authored 23 books, including In Search of Solutions: A New Direction in Psychotherapy and Do One Thing Different: Ten Simple Ways to Change Your Life. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Hypnosis Compared to Sedation During Angioplasty

Posted At : January 3, 2007 5:02 PM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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Forty-six patients were randomized to receive drug (group 1) or hypnotic sedation (group 2) during balloon angioplasty of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Patients were continuously monitored by intracoronary and standard electrocardiograms, and heart rate spectral variability was also recorded.

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Individuals Facing One of 90 Elective Surgeries are Sent Guided Imagery Tapes

Posted At : January 3, 2007 9:54 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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CALIFORNIA BLUE SHIELD continues to report positive outcomes with its use of our Health Journeys guided imagery. Through the program, begun in 2000, individuals facing one of 90 elective surgeries are sent guided imagery tapes.Outcomes include: 45% of patients experienced high anxiety before listening to the tapes, but less than 5% experienced similar anxiety following use of the tapes pre-surgery, and "the more anxious patients felt, the more frequently they listened to the recordings and the greater improvement they documented. The findings were developed from data gathered in 2000–2001 based on 900 completed patient surveys.

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Relaxation and Imagery and Cognitive-Behavioral Training Reduce Pain During Cancer Treatment

Posted At : January 3, 2007 4:56 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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Even though this research is a little dated (1995), it's a very strong study with provocative findings that we somehow missed, so we're adding it here. Researchers at the renowned Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle compared the effects of 3 different psycho-social interventions for pain (in the mucous linings of the mouth) in 94 bone marrow transplant patients.

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