Hypnosis can reduce pain in hospitalized older patients: a randomized controlled study
Abstract Background Chronic pain is a common and serious health problem in older patients. Treatment often includes non pharmacological approaches despite a relatively modest evidence base in this population. Hypnosis...
Hypnosis Intervention Effects on Sleep Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Background Study Objectives: Sleep improvement is a promising target for preventing and modifying many health problems. Hypnosis is considered a cost-effective and safe intervention with reported benefits for multiple health...
Spiritual Healing in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Exploratory Single Centre, Parallel-Group, Double-Blind, Three-Arm, Randomised, Sham-Controlled Trial
Abstract The objective was to investigate the efficacy of “energy/spiritual healing” in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Eligible patients were women with RA on stable medication. The design was a randomised, blinded,...
Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness
Previous research indicates that long-term meditation practice is associated with altered resting electroencephalogram patterns, suggestive of long lasting changes in brain activity. We hypothesized that meditation practice might also be...
A randomized double-blind study of the effect of distant healing in a population with advanced AIDS. Report of a small scale study.
Abstract Various forms of distant healing (DH), including prayer and “psychic healing,” are widely practiced, but insufficient formal research has been done to indicate whether such efforts actually affect health....