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Adventures in Mind-Body Medicine

Insights in integrative treatment from the staff of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
by Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
September 7, 2008

Labor Pain Made Easier with Self-Hypnosis

By Steven Gurgevich, Ph.D.

"Pain" is the word most associated with labor and delivery.  But it doesn't have to be; here's why. Read More

August 23, 2008

Mind-Body Methods for Alopecia Areata

By Steven Gurgevich, Ph.D.

Although many women find bald men to be sexy, aplocia areata can be emotionally devastating to a man or woman.  Mind-body medicine may be "help-on-the-way" for this type of baldness and hair loss. 

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August 18, 2008

Hypnopuncture

By Steven Gurgevich, Ph.D.

I have been teaching hypnosis to physicians and patients for over 30 years, but was not prepared for this experience.  It involved combining acupuncture needles and hypnosis which produced some amazing results.

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August 16, 2008

Out of Mind, but not Out of Body... Listening to Metaphors

By Steven Gurgevich, Ph.D.

Seeing the voice of the patient lets you view their physical symptoms more clearly.  But you have to put on your metaphor goggles and take the lid off the metaphor jar.  Does this make any sense?  Not until you listen to the literal message within the figures of speech the patient is saying to you. Read More

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