As with mindfulness-based practices, does neuroscience offer insights into the mechanisms and effectiveness of hypnosis/hypnotherapy?

Neuroscience gets serious about hypnosis

I have recently started a Practitioner Diploma in Hypnotherapy, and I intend to incorporate hypnotherapy into my private practice after I qualify.  In the meantime, I intend to publish some posts that discuss the effectiveness and possible mechanisms of hypnosis/hypnotherapy. I’ll start with a synopsis of a comprehensive report by the British Psychological Society (see link below).

BPS Report (summary): The nature of hypnosis

The benefits of mindfulness that more and more people are discovering… What is Mindfulness?

This is an interesting blog article on ‘What is Schema Therapy?’

Oliver James’ article on Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) as having the ‘best of’ CBT and Psychodynamic Therapy – click here

Facing up to men’s mental health problems – article link

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