--- PAGE 1 (OCR) --- Journal Vol. IX Spring 1991 No. 2 A Publication of The Monroe Institute ional Division IN THIS ISSUE HEMI-SYNC™ AND INSIGHT-ORIENTED PSYCHOTHERAPY: A THEORETICAL MODEL ....1 Mohammad Sadigh, PhD, observes the acceleration of the psychotherapeutic process through bilateral brain- wave synchrony. USE OF THE HEMI-SYNC CONCENTRATION TAPE WITH DEPRESSIVE SYNDROME ........ Results of a study by Regis Louis, MD, indicate the alleviation of attention- and memory-deficit symptoms in depressive psychiatric patients. WILL I SEE LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE SEE? HEMI-SYNC AND BLINDNESS A conversation with educational consultant Patricia Leva-Michael, RN, MA, and her client, Sally Kubrak, reveals that sight extends far beyond the eyes. HEMI-SYNC APPLICATIONS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY 2 cag Joseph Gallenberger, PhD, discusses his work with clients to overcome claustrophobia, increase sports performance, enhance sleep among attention- disordered children, improve marital communication, and more. HEMI-SYNC SURF IN PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY ...6 Three case studies by John R. Smith, Jr., DMD, present his clinical observations of Hemi-Sync as an adjunct to pediatric dental treatment. HEMI-SYNC™ AND INSIGHT-ORIENTED PSYCHOTHERAPY: A THEORETICAL MODEL by Mohammad R. Sadigh, PhD Mohammad Sadigh is director of psychology and psychophysio- logical services at the Gateway Institute, a center for pain and stress management in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He practices psychother-
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apy and biofeedback and is also in charge of the center's neuropsy- chological laboratory. His primary research activity is in the area of computer-assisted brainmapping. Mohammad has been a member of The Monroe Institute Professional Division since 1989 and lives in Bethlehem. In the following article Dr. Sadigh presents a theoretical model of how Hemi-Sync facilitates interhemispheric synchroniza- tion and the benefits of this state for the psychotherapeutic process. During the last several years, a number of articles have appeared in The Monroe Institute publications stating the benefits of Hemi- Sync in facilitating psychotherapy. But how does hemispheric syn- chronization contribute to the psychotherapeutic process? In this brief paper, I will attempt to offer a theoretical explanation supported by some preliminary research findings. Insight-oriented psychotherapy is based on the premise that psychological, emotional, and behavioral problems and difficulties originate from unresolved unconscious conflicts left behind from our childhood years. These unconscious conflicts continue to affect us— our relationships, our careers, and ultimately our perception of reality—unless they are acknowledged and dealt with. Therefore, the goal of psychotherapy is to make these unconscious conflicts con- scious so that we may gain control over them. Theoretically speaking, once this is accomplished we are no longer victims of these uncon-