Hypnosis Research
Hypnosis Research
Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide published a study comparing the effectiveness of psychoanalysis, behavior therapy and hypnotherapy. The results were:
*After 600 sessions of psychoanalysis, 38% of patients reported recovery from their conditions;
*After 22 sessions of behavior therapy, 72% of those reported recovery;
*Hypnotherapy had a 93% success rate after only 6 sessions !
Prevention Magazine “Why You Should Try Hypnosis” – The latest research shows that it eases pain, speeds healing, increases fertility, even fights cancer. – see complete article
Prevention Magazine “Heal Faster with Hypnosis” – Just 15 minutes of hypnotherapy can reduce the amount of anesthesia needed during surgery and the pain, nausea, and fatigue afterward.
WebMD – “Hypnosis Goes Mainstream” – By learning self-hypnosis, you can help reduce pain and anxiety. – see complete article.
Health Magazine – May, 2004 Issue stated:
*According to a 1996 analysis by University of Connecticut scientists, dieters who tried hypnosis lost almost twice as much weight as those who didn’t.
*In 2000, a Harvard University study of 241 patients found that those who underwent hypnosis before surgery required less pain medication, experienced fewer complications, and were discharged from the hospital sooner than patients who went without.
*A 2003 review concluded that hypnosis can be more effective than conventional pain treatments for conditions like burns and uncomfortable medical procedures like spinal taps.
Forbes – October 21, 2005 – “Getting Hip to Hypnosis” – “Additionally, Stanford’s Spiegel says he’s seen that “people who are mild to moderately overweight had on average a 10- to 15-pound weight loss three months after hypnosis.” – read the entire article
Newsweek – September 27th issue – “Buddah Lessons – A technique called ‘mindfulness’ teaches how to step back from pain and worries of life.” – “Using a meditative practice called Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, or MBSR, Isicoff learned to acknowledge her pain, rather than fight it. Her negative and debilitating thought patterns—”This is getting worse,” “I’m going to end up in a wheelchair”—began to dissipate, and she was able to cut back on her medication. The pain hasn’t gone away, but “I view it is an ally now,” she says. “Mindfulness is transformational.”
Newsweek – October 3, 2004 – ” Altered States” – Hypnosis can help with problems from anxiety to pain. How it works, what it does in the brain/
Health Magazine – March, 2004 – Got IBS? get hypnotized — it just might help . “Research now shows that hypnotherapy may be one of the few effective treatments for irritable bowel syndrome.
