Hypnosis

Efficacy of hypnosis and the neurophysiology of conversion disorder reviewed

Published in Cancer Weekly, April 26th, 2005

Researchers examined the efficacy of hypnosis and the neurophysiology of conversion disorder.

"Three papers of special interest to researchers and clinicians alike have recently appeared in the general scientific and medical literatures. Two of these papers are original research studies that employ brain-imaging technologies, one using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the other position emission tomography (PET). A third paper is a comprehensive review of the empirical findings on the clinical use of hypnosis in pediatric oncology," scientists in the United States reported.

"The research study using MRI technology is extraordinary, because it is the...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2005-04-26)

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