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

Heightened level of amygdala activity may cause social deficits in autism

Posted At : March 19, 2009 3:31 PM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
Related Categories: Mental Disorders


WEBWIRE – Thursday, March 19, 2009 Something strange is going on in the amygdala -- an almond-shaped structure deep in the human brain -- among people with autism.

Researchers at the University of Washington have discovered an increased pattern of brain activity in the amygdalas of adults with autism that may be linked to the social deficits that typically are associated with the disorder. Previous research at the UW and elsewhere has shown that abnormal growth patterns in the amygdala are commonly found among young children diagnosed with autism.

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Practicing a medicine of the whole person: an opportunity for healing.

Posted At : March 19, 2009 2:02 PM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
Related Categories: General


Integrative medicine has been defined in several ways. For some it is a discipline that combines such approaches to the resolution of disease as acupuncture and homeopathy, meditation and imagery with more familiar and accepted health practices, such as surgery, pediatrics, and oncology. For others it is about cultivating awareness and sensitivity beyond symptoms to the mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient. But, integrative medicine is more than the weaving together of techniques, or understanding the intimate interaction of the mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of human experience. It is about rethinking the task of medicine and the infrastructure of relationships and beliefs that have limited its power to serve all people.

Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2008 Aug;22(4):767-73, x. Remen RN. Institute for the Study of Health and Illness at Commonweal, Box 316, Bolinas, CA 94924, USA. drrachel@commonweal.org

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