Forward Affect Bridge.
*Affect; Adult; Affect; American Psychological Association; Avoidance Learning; Depression – Risk Factors; Emotions; Female; Guided Imagery; Hope; Humans; Hypnosis; Hypnosis/*methods
This article presents a modification of the affect bridge technique. The Forward Affect Bridge enables practitioners to create and maintain hope when it is missing. Hope is relevant for diminishing avoidance and being involved with necessary activities. The main idea is to build up a positive atmosphere in the here and now (relying on rapport), to amplify it, and to project it forward. By using clinical vignettes, the authors illustrate these techniques.
Bonshtein Udi; Torem Moshe
The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis
2017
2017-03
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2017.1246870" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1080/00207144.2017.1246870</a>
Age Progression in the Treatment of Suicidal Patients
Suicide is a very distressing but preventable phenomenon; it is also the most profound and serious outcome for patients and healthcare professionals. Suicidal ideations and hopelessness are a high-risk predictor for suicide attempts and death by suicide. The proper therapeutic management of suicidal patients continues to be an important challenge to all practicing clinicians. This article provides a review of age progression and specific information on the value and use of hypnotically mediated age progression as a therapeutic tool in the effective clinical management of patients with suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Case examples are provided to illustrate the use of age progression in clinical practice. The literature that explores a future-oriented strategy in the treatment of suicidal patients is reviewed. Moreover, information on a method of enhancing a future oriented strategy with hypnotically mediated age progression interventions is provided. The goal is to improve therapeutic results and reducing the risk of suicide attempts and death by suicide.
Moshe S Torem
Am J Clin Hypn
. 2022 Jul;65(1):30-44. doi: 10.1080/00029157.2022.2061900.
2022
English
Mind-Body Hypnotic Imagery in the Treatment of Auto-Immune Disorders
auto-immune; complementary medicine; holistic medicine; hypnosis; imagery; integrative; medicine; Mind-body medicine; Psychology
For many years Western Medicine has considered the immune system to be separate and independent from the central nervous system. However, significant scientific advances and research discoveries that occurred during the past 50 years have presented additional facts that the immune system does interact with the central nervous system with mutual influence. This article provides a systematic review of the literature on the connection between the brain and the immune system and its clinical implications. It then provides a rational foundation for the role of using hypnosis and imagery to therapeutically influence the immune system. Five case examples are provided with illustrated instructions for clinicians on how hypnosis and imagery may be utilized in the treatment of patients with auto-immune disorders. Suggestions for future research in this field are included.
Torem M S
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis
2007
2007
Journal Article
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1080/00029157.2007.10401612" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1080/00029157.2007.10401612</a>
Future-Focused Therapeutic Strategies for Integrative Health.
Adult; Anxiety; Autosuggestion; Cardiovascular – Psychosocial Factors; Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures/psychology; Chronic Obstructive – Therapy; Chronic Obstructive/psychology; Combined Modality Therapy; Fear; Female; Forecasting; Goals and Objectives; Humans; Hypnosis; Hypnosis/*methods; Hysterectomy/psychology; Integrative Medicine; Leiomyoma – Diagnosis; Leiomyoma – Surgery; Lung Transplantation – Psychosocial Factors; Male; Middle Age; Middle Aged; Oxygen Therapy; Pulmonary Disease; Self Care; Smoking Cessation; Smoking Cessation/methods/psychology; Suggestion; Surgery; Treatment Outcomes; Uterine Hemorrhage – Diagnosis; Uterine Hemorrhage – Surgery; Uterine Hemorrhage/surgery
For many years, the therapy field was dominated by a focus on the past. In this context, many clinicians were trained to use hypnosis as a tool to explore the past, and there is a rich literature documenting the use of hypnosis as a tool to induce age regression and the uncovering of traumatic memories. This article presents a therapeutic paradigm that focuses on the future. Hypnosis is used to induce creativity, flexibility, and openness to the future. In the context of health care, hypnosis is used to explore the best possible treatment outcome, which may be pharmacological, surgical, or a combination of both as well as other nonsurgical interventions. This article elaborates on the effective use of a therapeutic hypnosis strategy and technique focused on the future.
Torem Moshe S
The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis
2017
2017-09
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2017.1314745" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1080/00207144.2017.1314745</a>