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Dyba J, Rossi KL, Żurek M, Rossi EL. Electrodynamics of clinical hypnosis. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL HYPNOSIS 2021; 64:110-122. [PMID: 34723767 DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2021.1943299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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This paper reconstructs and attempts to verify hypotheses made by Leonard Ravitz, Ernest L. Rossi, and Milton H. Erickson, during their research on the influence of hypnosis on the human electromagnetic field. Original charts measured electrodynamic voltage differences of 44 subjects. These voltage differences from Ravitz, Erickson and Rossi's research were digitalized and analyzed with statistical software to check the significance of four hypotheses about ways hypnosis influences the individual's electrodynamic recording. The results of this analysis of the magnitude of the subject's electrodynamic tracing were: (1) there was a statistically significant difference between the prehypnotic condition and hypnosis; (2) there was a statistically significant difference between hypnosis and posthypnotic condition; (3) there was no significant difference between posthypnotic and prehypnotic condition; and (4) there was a statistically significant correlation between an induction of catalepsy and alterations in the electrodynamic tracing. The significance of these findings is discussed with applications to Rossi's 4-Stage Creative Cycle.
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- Jan Dyba
- The PsychoSocial Genomic & Consciousness Research Institute of Malopolska, Zakopane, Poland
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- The PsychoSocial Genomic & Consciousness Research Institute of Malopolska, Zakopane, Poland
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Cozzolino M, Celia G, Girelli L, Limone P. Effects of the Brain Wave Modulation Technique Administered Online on Stress, Anxiety, Global Distress, and Affect During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Front Psychol 2021; 12:635877. [PMID: 34093317 PMCID: PMC8170086 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.635877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This study aims to evaluate the effects of an innovative mind-body practice named the brain wave modulation technique (BWM-T) on stress, anxiety, global distress, and affect. The technique was administered online through a web-based video conferencing platform. The intervention started on week four of the first quarantine in Italy (week commencing 30th March 2020), for a duration of 4 weeks and ended before lockdown measures were loosened. 310 people participated in the study, mean age 28.73 years old (SD = 9.16), 77.8% women. Of these, about half were randomly assigned to the experimental group and the other half served as controls. Participants completed online psychological tests before and after the intervention. 266 people (144 experimental, 122 controls) completed the post-intervention tests. Consistent with our hypothesis, the study's findings indicate a reduction in the levels of stress, anxiety, global distress, and negative affect in the experimental group, compared to the control group. Moreover, the experimental group also showed higher levels of positive affect, compared to controls after the intervention. The present findings add to the current literature in suggesting that the BWM-T reduced stress not only when administered face-to face but also when administered online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, we also noted that the BWM-T has an effect on anxiety, global distress, and affect, which we had not investigated in previous studies.
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- Mauro Cozzolino
- Department of Humanities, Philosophy and Education, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Economics, Management and Territory, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Humanities, Philosophy and Education, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Economics, Management and Territory, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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Cozzolino M, Cocco S, Piezzo M, Celia G, Costantini S, Abate V, Capone F, Barberio D, Girelli L, Cavicchiolo E, Ascierto PA, Madonna G, Budillon A, De Laurentiis M. A Psychosocial Genomics Pilot Study in Oncology for Verifying Clinical, Inflammatory and Psychological Effects of Mind-Body Transformations-Therapy (MBT-T) in Breast Cancer Patients: Preliminary Results. J Clin Med 2021; 10:E136. [PMID: 33401546 PMCID: PMC7796278 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10010136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Several studies have highlighted the key role of chronic inflammation in breast cancer development, progression, metastasis, and therapeutic outcome. These processes are mediated through a variety of cytokines and hormones that exert their biological actions either locally or distantly via systemic circulation. Recent findings suggest that positive psychosocial experiences, including psychotherapeutic interventions and therapeutic mind-body protocols, can modulate the inflammatory response by reducing the expression of genes/proteins associated with inflammation and stress-related pathways. Our preliminary results indicate that a specific mind-body therapy (MBT-T) could induce a significant reduction of the release of different cytokines and chemokines, such as SCGFβ, SDF-1α, MCP3, GROα, LIF, and IL-18, in the sera of breast cancer patients compared to a control group, suggesting that MBT-T could represent a promising approach to improve the wellness and outcome of breast cancer patients.
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- Mauro Cozzolino
- Department of Human, Philosophical and Educational Sciences, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy; (M.C.); (G.C.); (L.G.); (E.C.)
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- Department of Breast and Thoracic Oncology, Division of Breast Medical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (S.C.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Breast and Thoracic Oncology, Division of Breast Medical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (S.C.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Human, Philosophical and Educational Sciences, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy; (M.C.); (G.C.); (L.G.); (E.C.)
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- Experimental Pharmacology Unit—Mercogliano Laboratory, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (S.C.); (F.C.); (A.B.)
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- Psychology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (V.A.); (D.B.)
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- Experimental Pharmacology Unit—Mercogliano Laboratory, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (S.C.); (F.C.); (A.B.)
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- Psychology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (V.A.); (D.B.)
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- Department of Human, Philosophical and Educational Sciences, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy; (M.C.); (G.C.); (L.G.); (E.C.)
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- Department of Human, Philosophical and Educational Sciences, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy; (M.C.); (G.C.); (L.G.); (E.C.)
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- Department Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (P.A.A.); (G.M.)
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- Department Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Development Therapeutics, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (P.A.A.); (G.M.)
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- Experimental Pharmacology Unit—Mercogliano Laboratory, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (S.C.); (F.C.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Breast and Thoracic Oncology, Division of Breast Medical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (S.C.); (M.P.)
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Cozzolino M, Celia G, Rossi KL, Rossi EL. Hypnosis as Sole Anesthesia for Dental Removal in a Patient with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. Int J Clin Exp Hypn 2020; 68:371-383. [PMID: 32543265 DOI: 10.1080/00207144.2020.1762494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Despite a number of studies on hypnosis as analgesia and anesthesia in several medical conditions, case studies on patients with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) are still relatively few. This case study is about a female patient with MCS who underwent dental removal using hypnosis as the sole anesthesia. The paradigm in which we work is psychosocial genomics of clinical hypnosis. We used the mind-body transformations therapy, one of the clinical methods of the psychosocial genomics paradigm. In order to induce not only effective analgesia and anesthesia but also a condition of well-being, problem-solving, effective coping and self-empowerment in our patient, 3 different hypnotic protocols were used in a multidimensional approach. Although further research is needed, our work might open up new scenarios for the application of hypnosis as sole anesthesia in conditions such as MCS.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mauro Cozzolino
- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Research on Psycho-Social Genomics, Translational Neuroscience and Hypnosis (PSG-LAB), University of Salerno , Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Humanistic Studies, University of Foggia , Apulia, Italy
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- The Milton H. Erickson Institute of the California Central Coast (US) and Psychosocial Genomics Research Institute , Los Osos, California, USA
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- The Milton H. Erickson Institute of the California Central Coast (US) and Psychosocial Genomics Research Institute , Los Osos, California, USA
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