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Patient Resources
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Books & Articles
Check out Mark B. Weisberg, PhD, ABPP’s book! Out now!
Restore Your Life from Chronic Pain: Find Lasting Relief from Arthritis, Headache, and Back Pain
Order Megan Reihl, PsyD’s book! Out now!
Mind Your Gut: The Science-based, Whole-body Guide to Living Well with IBS
ROME Foundation Patient Educational Q & A Videos
Patient Educational Q & A
UNC Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders
Ask the Expert: What is a Functional GI Disorder?
Drossman Gastroenterology
Effects of Hypnosis on GI Disorders
International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders
GI Disorders Education & Research
Patient Handouts & Guides
How can Clinical Hypnosis and CBT help your IBS?
How Can a GI Psychologist Help Me with My Stomach Problem?
Common Appraisals for Patients with Disorders of the Gut Brain Interaction
How to Question Stressful, Angry, Anxious, or Depressed Thinking Related to Your DGBI
Coping with Emotion Dysregulation & the Brain-Gut Connection: For School Mental Health Professionals
Helpful Tips for Traveling with IBD
Understanding School Refusal & GI/Health Concerns: What Every Parent Should Know
Mind/Body Strategies for Test Anxiety & Stomach Discomfort (For Students)
Mind/Body Strategies for Test Anxiety & Stomach Discomfort (For Parents & Teachers)
The Gut‐Brain Connection: How Stress, Emotions & the Nervous System Impact Digestion
Patient Video Resources
What is Functional Abdominal Pain?
Why Does Clinical Hypnosis Help IBS?
Scientific Studies
Gut-focused Hypnotherapy Improves the Symptoms of IBS in 76% of People
Hypnotherapy for irritable bowel syndrome: an audit of one thousand adult patient
Hypnotherapy Highly Superior to Conventional Therapy with IBS and FAP
Long-Term Follow-Up of Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy vs. Standard Care in Children With Functional Abdominal Pain or Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Clinical Hypnosis with CBT: Significant Advantages for Pain Treatment
Clinical Hypnosis as an Adjunct to Cognitive Behavior Therapy: An Updated Meta-Analysis
Gut Directed Hypnotherapy Efficacy with IBS
Randomised clinical trial: the efficacy of gut‐directed hypnotherapy is similar to that of the low FODMAP diet for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
Hypnotherapy & Severe Refractory IBS
Controlled Trial of Hypnotherapy in the Treatment of Severe Refractory Irritable-Bowel Syndrome
Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy and How it Helps (or effects) IBS
Effects of Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy on IBS in Different Clinical Settings-Results From Two Randomized, Controlled Trials
The Future of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders and Gut-Brain Axis
Functional gastrointestinal disorders and gut-brain axis: What does the future hold?
How Gut-Focused Hypnotherapy is Effective with Children and Adolescents
Gut-Focused hypnotherapy especially effective with children and adolescents
Strengthening Efficacy: Clinical Hypnosis with Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Clinical Hypnosis as an Adjunct to Cognitive Behavior Therapy: An Updated Meta-Analysis
Internal Study: Patient Engagement in Community-Based Virtual Gastropsychology Services for IBS