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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, 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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- 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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Rossi E, Rossi K, Yount G, Cozzolino M, Iannotti S. The Bioinformatics of Integrative Medical Insights: Proposals for an International Psycho-Social and Cultural Bioinformatics Project. INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE INSIGHTS 2006. [DOI: 10.1177/117863370600100002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We propose the formation of an International Psycho-Social and Cultural Bioinformatics Project (IPCBP) to explore the research foundations of Integrative Medical Insights (IMI) on all levels from the molecular-genomic to the psychological, cultural, social, and spiritual. Just as The Human Genome Project identified the molecular foundations of modern medicine with the new technology of sequencing DNA during the past decade, the IPCBP would extend and integrate this neuroscience knowledge base with the technology of gene expression via DNA/proteomic microarray research and brain imaging in development, stress, healing, rehabilitation, and the psychotherapeutic facilitation of existentional wellness. We anticipate that the IPCBP will require a unique international collaboration of, academic institutions, researchers, and clinical practioners for the creation of a new neuroscience of mind-body communication, brain plasticity, memory, learning, and creative processing during optimal experiential states of art, beauty, and truth. We illustrate this emerging integration of bioinformatics with medicine with a videotape of the classical 4-stage creative process in a neuroscience approach to psychotherapy.
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- California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute in San Francisco, California, U.S.A
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- The University of Salerno where he is a researcher and teacher of Psychological Research Methodology and member of the European Science Foundation Managment Committee (ESF/COST)
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- The Istituto Mente-Corpo (The Mind-Body Institute), San Lorenzo Maggiore, Italy
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Walach H, Jonas WB. Placebo Research: The Evidence Base for Harnessing Self-Healing Capacities. J Altern Complement Med 2004. [DOI: 10.1089/acm.2004.10.s-103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Harald Walach
- Department of Environmental Medicine and Hospital Epidemiology, Samueli Institute for Information Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Samueli Institute for Information Biology, Alexandria, VA
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Rossi EL. Gene expression, neurogenesis, and healing: psychosocial genomics of therapeutic hypnosis. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL HYPNOSIS 2003; 45:197-216. [PMID: 12570091 DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2003.10403526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The historical lineage of therapeutic hypnosis in James Braid's "psychophysiology", Pierre Janet's "physiological modification", and Milton Erickson's "neuro-psycho-physiology" is extended to include current neuroscience research on activity-dependent gene expression, neurogenesis, and stem cells in memory, learning, behavior change, and healing. Three conditions that optimize gene expression and neurogenesis--novelty, environmental enrichment, and exercise--could integrate fundamentals of the theory, research, and practice of therapeutic hypnosis. Continuing research on immediate-early, activity-dependent, behavior state-related, and clock gene expression could enhance our understanding of how relaxation, sleep, dreaming, consciousness, arousal, stress and trauma are modulated by therapeutic hypnosis. It is speculated that therapeutic and post-hypnotic suggestion could be focused more precisely with the time parameters of gene expression and neurogenesis that range from minutes and hours for synthesizing new synapses to weeks and months for the generation and maturation of new, functioning neurons in the adult brain.
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