Hypnosis (Mesmerism)

01/01/2022 - "Clinical hypnosis has been shown to be effective in reducing pain during and after surgery, but most of the studies have used analogical scales, which only measure pain intensity. "
11/01/2007 - "Hypnotherapy was highly superior, with a significantly greater reduction in pain scores compared with SMT (P < .001). "
10/18/2006 - "The largest effect sizes for treatment improvement over control conditions exist for distraction (on self-reported pain, SMD -0.24 (95% CI -0.45 to -0.04), combined cognitive-behavioral interventions--reduced other-reported distress (SMD -0.88, 95% CI -1.65 to -0.12; and behavioral measures of distress (SMD -0.67, 95% CI -0.95 to -0.38) with hypnosis being the most promising--self-reported pain (SMD -1.47, 95% CI -2.67 to -0.27), with promising but limited evidence for the efficacy of numerous other psychological interventions, such as information/preparation, nurse coaching plus distraction, parent positioning plus distraction, and distraction plus suggestion. "
01/01/2006 - "The relief from the various treatments, including most medications, tended to last only minutes or hours; however, pain relief from alternative treatments such as massage, acupuncture, and hypnosis was reported to last for days in 25% to 33% of those who tried these treatments. "
03/01/1980 - "Hypnosis is most effective when the patient is motivated, and pain is a strong motivating force. "

04/01/2002 - "This study clearly demonstrates that hypnotherapy remains an extremely effective treatment for irritable bowel syndrome and should prove more cost-effective as new, more expensive drugs come on to the market. "
04/01/2013 - "Gut-directed hypnotherapy (GHT) in individual sessions is highly effective in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). "
01/01/1991 - "Recent controlled studies in the field of gastroenterology have shown that hypnotherapy is unequivocally beneficial in conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome and peptic ulceration. "
01/01/2023 - "Gut-directed hypnotherapy (GDH) has high rates of durable efficacy for treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but its widespread use is limited due to high costs and poor access. "
01/01/2015 - "Hypnotherapy has been reported as being beneficial in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). "

01/01/2021 - "CIH therapies, including yoga, tai chi, mindfulness meditation, hypnosis, self-massage, and acupressure, are significantly effective for managing chronic pain with little to no negative effects, and can be easily incorporated into telemedicine care with great potential benefit. "
07/01/2020 - "A growing body of research suggests that hypnosis is beneficial as part of an integrative treatment approach to chronic pain and enhances the efficacy of other therapies. "
01/01/2018 - "The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate whether a long-term intervention of 2 years with clinical hypnosis and self-hypnosis as an adjuvant therapy in chronic pain and anxiety, is more effective than pharmacological therapy alone. "
02/01/2014 - "Clinical trials show that hypnosis is effective for reducing chronic pain, although outcomes vary between individuals. "
01/01/2010 - "Previous research suggests that hypnosis is effective for many chronic pain conditions; however, data to support its efficacy for CLBP are outdated and have been limited primarily to case studies. "

12/01/2019 - "A recorded audio hypnosis session during subcutaneous venous port implantation under local anaesthesia in cancer patients significantly improved patient satisfaction."
11/15/2018 - "The results of this study should be useful for improving knowledge about long-term efficacy of hypnosis-based group interventions for CRF, sleep and distress among all types of cancer patients and their partners, and to better understand the mechanisms of emotional regulation in cancer patients through the attentional bias task. "
10/01/2009 - "The remaining 2 papers are randomized controlled trials testing whether hypnosis is effective in helping patients manage the emotional distress of medical procedures associated with cancer treatment. "
08/01/2023 - "Mindfulness, yoga, relaxation, and hypnosis were effective in sleep disturbance severity reduction among patients with cancer at post-intervention, and the effect of mindfulness lasted at least 6 months. "
11/15/2018 - "This paper describes the study protocol of a longitudinal randomized controlled trial aiming to assess the efficacy of an 8-week intervention combining hypnosis and self-care to improve cancer patients' CRF, sleep and emotional distress and to indirectly improve their partners' distress. "

02/01/2017 - "Since the literature also includes trials of CBT combined with various other therapies, including hypnosis, exercise treatment, and stress management, with promising results in breast cancer settings, expanded clinical research is likely to demonstrate an overall benefit of CBT. "
01/01/2017 - "This study shows that an MGI combining support with cognitive-behavioral techniques and hypnosis is more effective than an SGI based only on support in improving anxiety regulation in patients with breast cancer."
03/01/2021 - "The efficacy of hypnosis as a treatment for menopausal vasomotor symptoms in women with breast cancer is supported by two randomised controlled trials. "
01/01/2023 - "Our study showed that self-hypnosis was feasible on patients newly diagnosed for breast cancer receiving chemotherapy."
03/01/2022 - "In order to explore the effect of hypnosis in breast cancer surgery we included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and conducted a meta analysis. "