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Hypnotism versus Homoeopathy in the Writings of James Braid

Posted on January 16, 2011 by UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy

Excerpts from the writings of James Braid showing the founder of hypnotherapy highlighting the contradictions between hypnotism and homoeopathy, which he attacks as a pseudoscientific and nostrum (“quack”) remedy. Continue reading →

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Taking Placebos on Purpose

Posted on March 16, 2010 by UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy

Brief discussion of a curious 1965 study in which placebo pills were administered to 15 “neurotic” psychiatric patients, who were explicitly told that they were being given “sugar pills” with no therapeutic ingredients and nevertheless appeared to benefit from them. Continue reading →

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Hypnosis and Placebo Therapy

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Donald Robertson

This short article examines the relationship between the placebo effect and suggestion in psychological therapies such as hypnotherapy. Continue reading →

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