"Can Hypnotherapy work effectively for curing schizophrenia?"
Working in conjunction with the
patient's medical practitioner, a Clinical Hypnotherapist (Clinical
Consulting Hypnotist) can help with some of the issues. A medical
referral is essential in such cases.
The patient can be assisted with many things:
- Resolving issues with family, friends,
colleagues
- Regaining or increasing confidence
- Sleep improvement
- Stress relief and management
- Anger management
- Emotions and Pain
- Self-esteem
- Determination
- Goals
- Hobbies and
leisure activities
- Past
successes and future planning; etc.
- Positive Outllook
- "Parts" therapy and
"energy" based therapies are also useful to heal some of the
issues.
For more information, see the
resources and references below:
Hypnosis for schizophrenia
A report by Izquierdo de Santiago A, Khan M. Hypnosis for schizophrenia.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD004160. DOI:
10.1002/14651858.CD004160.pub2
"Many people with schizophrenia continue to experience symptoms despite the
use of conventional treatments. Alternative therapies such as hypnosis, in
conjunction with conventional treatments, may prove beneficial to them. ...
Hypnosis is a "procedure during which a health professional or researcher
suggests that a client, patient or subject experience changes in sensations,
perceptions, thoughts or behaviour". Hypnosis is used by some healthcare
professionals to improve symptoms for people with schizophrenia ..."
"While there is still no known cure for this severe mental illness, new
medications can help alleviate many of the disease's severe symptoms with fewer
side effects ..." National Women's Health Resource Center
The Poisoning of America, The Truth Behind Obesity In Our Country, By Gerald
Kein, Omni Hypnosis Training Center:
"Back in the late 1800's Dr. Tinera discovered that if you remove sugar
from the diet many so called mental illnesses just seem to disappear. Also,
sugar seems to be the leading cause of schizophrenia. Dr. John Tinera and many
others since, have stated that no one again, no one should ever undergo any type
of psychotherapy without first having a five hour blood glucose test!! He has
shown that many mental and physical illnesses are cured by the elimination of
sugar from the patients diet."
Of course, whatever you do, always consult your medical
practitioner FIRST as only he or she is fully aware about your medical
conditions.
Welcome, silence : my triumph over schizophrenia by Carol S North, Simon and
Schuster
Schizophrenia : a practical primer by Ravinder Reddy, Matcheri S Keshavan,
Informa Healthcare
If your adolescent has schizophrenia by Raquel E Gur, Ann Braden Johnson, Oxford
University Press, 2006
Surviving schizophrenia by E Fuller Torrey, Quill, 2001
Diagnosis : Schizophrenia, a comprehensive resource for patients, families, and
helping professionals by Rachel Miller, Susan Elizabeth Mason, Columbia
University Press
Mad in America : bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the
mentally ill by Robert Whitaker, Perseus Pub
Coping with schizophrenia : a guide for patients, families and caregivers by
Steven Jones, Peter Hayward, Oneworld Pub
100 questions & answers about schizophrenia : painful minds by Lynn E DeLisi,
Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Conquering schizophrenia : a father, his son, and a medical breakthrough by
Peter Wyden, Knopf
The complete family guide to schizophrenia : helping your loved one get the most
out of life by Kim Tornvall Mueser, Susan Gingerich, Guilford Press
The therapeutic relationship and its impact: a study of psychotherapy with
schizophrenics. by Carl R Rogers, University of Wisconsin Press
Schizophrenia. by National Institute of Mental Health, 2006
Cognitive therapy of schizophrenia by David G Kingdon, Douglas Turkington,
Guilford Press
Getting Your Life Back Together When You Have Schizophrenia, Temes, R., New
Harbinger
Complementary therapies are offered in conjunction with our fellow professionals. Where beneficial to you, we may suggest a “combo” program, combining all or some of the
therapies below:
For more details or to book an appointment for Hypnosis, Reflexology,
Aromatherapy, Reiki, NLP, contact: us (some out of office hour appointments may be available from time to time)
best wishes
Copyright, 2007: Kishor Kotecha
Advanced Scientific and Clinical Hypnotherapy Consultant
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