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

Differential Effectiveness of Psychological Interventions for Reducing Osteoarthritis Pain

Posted At : January 30, 2007 5:20 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
Related Categories: Pain Management


A new randomized, controlled clinical trial from France investigated the effectiveness of 8-session Eriksonian hypnosis and 8-session Jacobsonian progressive relaxation for the reduction of osteoarthritis pain, using subjects with knee or hip pain. Patients were randomly assigned to one of the intervention groups or a control group. Overall, results demonstrated that the two experimental groups had a lower level of subjective pain than the control group, and that the level of subjective pain decreased with time. In addition, pain reduction occurred more rapidly for the hypnosis group. Results also showed that both hypnosis and relaxation are effective in reducing the amount of analgesic medication taken by participants.

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Should the practice of hypnotherapy be restricted to doctors?

Posted At : January 30, 2007 1:00 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
Related Categories: General


by Bryan Knight MSW, PhD

"Should the practice of hypnotherapy be restricted to doctors?"

Definitely not.

Physicians cannot even agree among themselves about hypnotherapy.

There has been an ongoing feud within medical circles since the beginnings with [Dr] Mesmer.

In the early years of the 19th century surgeons were jeered at, even struck off their registers, for daring to reveal they had operated hundreds of times on patients with only hypnosis as an anesthetic.

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