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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

H. Norman Wright MFCC, CTS



H. Norman Wright is a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist. He has taught in the Graduate Department of Biola University. He was former director of the Graduate Department of Marriage, Family and Child Counseling at Biola University, as well as an Associate Professor of Psychology.

C. Wayne Perry, PhD



Dr. Perry is the MFT Director of Clinical Training at Northcentral University. He has more than 40 years of experience as a clinician and 20 years of experience as a supervisor. He focuses on research and advocates the use of the Internet to aid the delivery of quality supervision for students in clinical training programs.

Hypnosis for Social Anxiety: Hypnotherapy for Self Confidence (1 Hour)

Double-blind study on materials testing with applied kinesiology.



Applied Kinesiology (AK) is a scientifically unproven method used in complementary medicine to recognize the (in)tolerance of dental materials. Test-retest reliability of AK was examined. The working hypothesis was the assumption that the reliability of AK would not exceed random chance. Two dentists qualified in AK examined 112 volunteers to determine individual (in)tolerance toward two dental composite materials. After the first examination, 31 subjects were excluded from further testing. At the end of the open test phase, 34 of 81 participants had been classified as "tolerant", and seven as "intolerant" to both materials. The remaining 40 individuals showed a combination of either tolerant (to material I)/intolerant (to material II), or the reverse (n = 20 each). Retrieval rate was tested under blind conditions. In 14 cases, the results of the open and blinded tests matched, whereas in 26 cases they did not (95% confidence interval, 21%-52%; p = 0.98). This outcome confirmed our working hypothesis.

J Dent Res. 2005 Nov;84(11):1066-9.

Staehle HJ, Koch MJ, Pioch T.

Department of Conservative Dentistry, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, D-61920 Heidelberg, Germany. hans-joerg.staehle@med.uni-heidelberg.de

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