Abstract: A method to induce an immediate psychosomatic change in a patient optimal for a particular medical procedure, is provided. The method uses a brain-computer interface integrating a loop of biofeedback and neurofeedback components, interactive, immersive, 3D virtual reality (VR) modules utilizing hypnotic or guided-response, learning, placebo and experience-ratification principles. The method will differentiate between low and high hypnotizable patients as well their specific abilities and limitations by their distinct brain patterns and will deliver VR output content appropriate for the current and targeted psychosomatic state of the patient, needs, and stage of a particular medical procedure thus being applicable to any medical patient regardless of abilities. The device will continuously measure the patient's physiological markers and will customize the intensity, order, timing, and content of the output “dose.

Abstract: Despite the significantly researched curative properties and health benefits of psychosomatic approaches such as clinical hypnosis and bio- and neurofeedback, they are still broadly underused in medical settings. The delivery of efficient holistic treatment requires organically uniting the mind and body treatment approaches in a well-calibrated, reliable and intensive treatment. We propose a method for reliably achieving the necessary psychosomatic state that is optimal for the specific current needs of medical patients via a medical device utilizing brain-computer interface that integrates immersive, interactive virtual reality with bio- and neurofeedback, and hypnotic or guided-response modules. The method will solve the practical limitations in the utilization of the aforementioned psychosomatic approaches, augmenting their efficacy and permitting their reliable and measurable integration in a medical treatment, optimizing it in terms of efficacy, time, and cost.