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SciPraHypGap: building non-linear bridges between research and practice in clinical hypnosis

The scientist-practitioner gap in clinical hypnosis is well established. In the 2023 report from the Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis Task Force for Efficacy Standards in Hypnosis Research (McCann, 2023), less than a third of respondents reported using evidence-based methods in th…

Psychological support based on positive suggestions in the treatment of a critically ill ICU patient – a case report

Varga, K., Fritúz, G., & Varga, Z. (2013). Psychological support based on positive suggestions in the treatment of a critically ill ICU patient – a case report. Interventional Medicine and Applied Science, 5(4), 153-161. doi: 10.1556/IMAS.5.2013.4.2 Abstract: This case report describes the…

Suggestive Techniques Connected to Medical Interventions

Varga, Katalin (2013) “Suggestive Techniques Connected to Medical Interventions” Abstract The paper introduces a series of articles where several detailed clinical examples will be presented on the effectiveness of using suggestive techniques in various fields of interventional medicine. The ai…

Positive Suggestion Techniques in Somatic Medicine: A Review of the Empirical Studies

Kekecs, Zoltán and Varga, Katalin (2013) “Positive Suggestion Techniques in Somatic Medicine: A Review of the Empirical Studies” Abstract Introduction: There is an ever reoccurring question in medical practice: Does the positive attitude and communication of the medical staff make any differenc…

James Braid: Surgeon, Gentleman Scientist, and Hypnotist

Yeates, Lindsay (2013) “James Braid: Surgeon, Gentleman Scientist, and Hypnotist” The complete dissertation can be downloaded as a PDF by clicking here. **The works in this section represent the authors’ ideas and conclusions. These works are presented here for the interest of the members of I…