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

Hypnotic treatment synergizes the psychological treatment of fibromyalgia: a pilot study.

Posted At : July 3, 2008 10:17 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
Related Categories: Pain Management


In this pilot study, we compare the efficacy for fibromyalgia of multimodal cognitive behavioral treatments, with and without hypnosis, with that of a purely pharmacological approach, with a multiple baseline N = 1 design. We randomly assigned six hospital patients to the three experimental conditions. The results suggest that psychological treatment produces greater symptom benefits than the conventional medical treatment only, especially when hypnosis is added. We conclude that hypnosis may be a useful tool to help people with fibromyalgia manage their symptomatology.

Am J Clin Hypn. 2008 Apr;50(4):311-21. Martínez-Valero C, Castel A, Capafons A, Sala J, Espejo B, Cardeña E. Centro de Aplicaciones Psicológicas, Valencia, Spain.

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Georgina Block

Posted At : July 3, 2008 1:49 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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Georgina Block is an accredited Advanced member of the International Association of Pure Hypno-Analysts, one of Europe's largest groups of hypnotherapists. Georgina is also a fully qualified Advanced member of the National Register of Advanced Hypnotherapists, and as a Senior Member of this organisation she is also a Regional Co-ordinator, so you can be assured that a high quality of care is guaranteed.

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Homeopathy: A Simple, Natural, Holistic and Non-Suppressive Systems of Medicine

Posted At : July 3, 2008 1:16 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
Related Categories: Homeopathic Medicine


by Manohar Santwani, M.S., MHM, CCH, RSHom(NA), CCH(US)

In a recent international seminar – Homeopathy: a Hoax or the Medicine for the Twenty-first Century - organized by the Connecticut University, several interesting and new facts about homeopathy were brought out by a couple of Homeopathic scientists which brought out the efficacy and superiority of this holistic system of medicine. The data presented revealed that during the eighteenth and nineteenth century epidemics, Homeopathy had the most effective cures of the diseases without any side effects, had the least mortality rate, and the recovery period was more prompt than the other systems of medicine. It was an eye-opening session that was televised.

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