Hypnosis in News

APA Today: Hypnosis in News in APA Newsletter – Clarification 

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I would like to thank everyone for your feedback and your questions. And I think that one of the answers will benefit not just you, but everyone who will read this newsletter later.

Here is the question/request that I would like to spend a couple of minutes on:

“You made a couple of references as to how hypnosis has helped people on chemo as well as enuresis, but you did not give a link to those findings. Is it possible for you to provide that? It would be very helpful, otherwise it might be construed as hearsay.

Happy Holidays!”

Both stories where published at www.NaturalNews.com – the reference in the newsletter says “Natural News”. Here is another story I found at www.ScienceDaily.com… This article was adapted from materials provided by University of Liverpool, via AlphaGalileo

Hypnosis Shown To Reduce Symptoms Of Dementia

A scientist at the University of Liverpool has found that hypnosis can slow down the impacts of dementia and improve quality of life for those living with the condition.

Forensic psychologist, Dr Simon Duff, investigated the effects of hypnosis on people living with dementia and compared the treatment to mainstream health-care methods. He also looked at how hypnosis compared to a type of group therapy in which participants were encouraged to discuss news and current affairs.

They found that people living with dementia who had received hypnosis therapy showed an improvement in concentration, memory and socialisation compared to the other two treatment groups. Relaxation, motivation and daily living activities also improved with the use of hypnosis…

Further research will now take place to establish whether hypnosis maintains its effects on dementia as the illness progresses, over longer periods of time.

Dr Dan Nightingale, co-author of the research and leading dementia consultant at the Abacus Clinic in Newark, added: “Evidence to date has shown that we can enhance the quality of life for people living with dementia through the correct use of hypnosis. We have now developed a course for clinicians who wish to incorporate hypnosis into health care plans.”

To your success!

Tatiana Korol, CH