On Esdaile & Hypnotic Anaesthetic”: Letter to The Medical Times (1847) Excerpt from The Discovery of Hypnosis: The Complete Writings of James Braid[This small study could be considered to show, at best, either 30% or 60% “success” for Esdaile’s Mesmeric … Continue reading
This article summarises and comments upon the finding of a recent systematic review of the research on hypnosis for managing pain during labour. Continue reading
This excerpt from a book chapter by the Soviet researcher and psychotherapist Platonov provides a detailed overview of the origin of hypnotic techniques of pain relief during childbirth. Continue reading
This page links to the online video of the British television documentary Hypnosurgery Live with Dr. John Butler. Continue reading
This article presents a graph showing data from different methods of suggestion and hypnotherapy used to alleviate pain during childbirth in the Soviet Union with a sample of 1,000 pregnant women. Continue reading