Direct comparisons between hypnosis and meditation: A mini-review

G Penazzi, N De Pisapia - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hypnosis and meditation share phenomenological and neurophysiological features, and
their comparison is a topic of growing interest in the scientific literature. In this article, we …

Mindful hypnotherapy to reduce stress and increase mindfulness: A randomized controlled pilot study

N Olendzki, GR Elkins, E Slonena, J Hung… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The feasibility of mindful hypnotherapy (MH) intervention for stress reduction was
investigated in a randomized trial. Forty-two college-age participants with elevated stress …

Unconscious agendas in the etiology of refractory obesity and the role of hypnosis in their identification and resolution: a new paradigm for weight-management …

PA Entwistle, RJ Webb, JC Abayomi… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Hypnosis has long been recognized as an effective tool for producing behavioral change in
the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia. Despite many studies from the latter half of the …

Effects of a brief mindful hypnosis intervention on stress reactivity: A randomized active control study

EE Slonena, GR Elkins - International Journal of Clinical and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A novel, audio-based brief mindful hypnosis (BMH) intervention for reducing
stress-reactivity during the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) was investigated. Fifty-five college …

Hypnosis and mindfulness: The Twain finally meet

A Otani - American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Mindfulness meditation (or simply mindfulness) is an ancient method of attention training.
Arguably, developed originally by the Buddha, it has been practiced by Buddhists over …

Hypnosis as neurophenomenology

M Lifshitz, EP Cusumano, A Raz - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Hypnosis research binds phenomenology and neuroscience. Here we show how recent
evidence probing the impact of hypnosis and suggestion can inform and advance a …

The association between mindfulness and hypnotizability: clinical and theoretical implications

MP Grover, MP Jensen, DR Patterson… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Mindfulness-based interventions and hypnosis are efficacious treatments for addressing a
large number of psychological and physical conditions, including chronic pain. However …

Dissociative subtypes in posttraumatic stress disorders and hypnosis: Neurocognitive parallels and clinical implications

DB Terhune, E Cardeña - Current Directions in …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Converging evidence suggests that heterogeneity in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
arises from the presence of discrete subtypes of patients, one of which is characterized by …

Mindful self-hypnosis for self-care: An integrative model and illustrative case example

GR Elkins, RL Roberts, L Simicich - American Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The combination of mindfulness and self-hypnosis could provide a tool that is easily
implemented by individuals who want to care for their well-being in times of high stress …

Hypnosis as self-deception; Meditation as self-insight

Z Dienes, P Lush, R Semmens-Wheeler, J Parkinson… - 2015 - sussex.figshare.com
Although meditation and hypnosis appear to be similar, both in skills demanded (eg
imaginative involvement) and in their use as therapies, this chapter argues that the two are …