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Nick Wright, Ostm, D.Hyp, MAPHP(ACC), MAO, MNCP(Snr Accred), MNCH (Reg) Nick is a Doctor of Osteomyology, Clinical Hypnotherapy Practitioner and Trainer, Practitioner of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), Certified Havening Techniques™ Practitioner,…

Proposed HPD Version 2 Revisions

This is a short article published in the Autumn 2009 edition of the NCH’s publication The Hypnotherapy Journal. It outlines proposed improvements to the Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma (HPD) award. Comments are invited from any interested parties, especially NCH members and accredited training schools.

August Research Snippet: Hypnosis, Pain, Expectation & Placebo

This snippet discusses a recent experimental study which attempted to quantify (as a percentage) the extent to which expectation contributed to the pain-reducing effects of hypnosis, imagination, and a placebo medication. Strong evidence was derived from statistical analysis suggesting that the effect of hypnotism is “partially-mediated” by expectation, albeit to a lesser degree than the placebo effect.