Hypnosis for Anticipatory Nausea in Children with Cancer

Hawkins P, Liossi C, Ewart B, et al. Hypnotherapy for control of anticipatory nausea and vomiting in children with cancer: Preliminary findings. Psycho-Oncology. 1995; 4: 101-6.

Summary: Pediatric oncology patients often experience significant chemotherapy related nausea and vomiting (NV). A number of controlled studies have shown that a variety of behavioral interventions are effective in treating both anticipatory and postchemotherapy NV. The present randomised, controlled-design study aims to assess the possible therapeutic gains that may be derived from hypnosis while controlling for gains that may be derived from non-specific therapeutic factors. Thirty paediatric oncology patients (5-17 years of age), following baseline assessment, were randomly assigned to one of three groups--' treatment as usual' control group, therapist contact group, and a hypnosis training group-- during an identical chemotherapy pulse. Statistical analysis demonstrates the effectiveness of hypnosis for the reduction of anticipatory nausea and vomiting. Therapist contact alone was also found to be effective in reducing anticipatory nausea but it is suggested that this may be a statistical rather than a clinical effect. The results of the present study suggest that hypnosis is effective in the treatment of ANV in children. 

I do have an MP3 for nausea during cancer treatment.

UCSF's Integrative Medicine Network annual Fall Elective (Complementary Paths of Healing).

I have just been invited, again, to speak at UCSF's Integrative Medicine Network annual Fall Elective (Complementary Paths of Healing).

"We feel that your expertise in hypnosis for health will offer a unique perspective on integrative medicine in this elective. It would truly be an honor to have you speak in our elective this year....I know that you have spoken for us at our past forum, and we have always received very positive feedback and interest in your presentation. We would love to invite you back to speak at this year's elective again."

Hypnosis for Cancer Treatment Support

Received this wonderful positive feedback this morning.

Thank you Seth-Deborah Roth! Not only did Dave Alexander GLIDE through the colectomy, he astonished the nursing team with how little pain meds he needed. Your hypnosis CDs WORK! We are now going to use the CDs for chemo and know they will have equally outstanding results! Thank you, truly you have made such a difference!

The Cancer Treatment Support pack is available at
http://hypnotherapyforhealth.com/?section=hypnosis_cd_hypnosis_dvd_hypnosis_self_help

Hypnosis Research for Embryo Transfer

FINALLY !!!!
Researchers conclude that hypnosis during embryo transfer is as effective as diazepam (Valium) in terms of pregnancy ratio and anxiety, but with fewer side effects. They recommend that hypnosis be routinely available. !!!!!!

Here is the abstract

Medical Hypnosis Certification Teleseminar Course

I woke up today to find this wonderful testimonial for my Medical Hypnosis Certification teleseminar course in my email. What a wonderful way to start the day :-


"I saw my first "medical hypnotherapy" client this afternoon!!

She had a brain injury in 2000, but also in Dec. of 2012, she
was in a rear-ending car accident.  Pain relief is a part of what we
focused on today.  (there are other issues & aspects of course.)

I just want to thank you again for the wonderful class.  I used your
initial interview, and it brought so much up to the surface.  There
are so many valuable concepts and ideas and techniques to use....
how can I thank you enough? " 

Sincerely,  
M. Rose

and yes....you can read about what is in the 15 hour course at HypnotherapyForHealth.com/?section=hypnosis_training

Kate Middleton Using Hypnosis for Childbirth

Kate Middleton is planning to use hypnotherapy to ease the agony of labor when she gives birth in July.

The Duchess of Cambridge has reportedly been looking into hypno-birthing techniques, which are based around the principle that fear and anxiety make labor longer and more painful.

As a Hypnotists and a Nurse Anesthetist, I teach hypnosis for childbirth.

Further the Field of Medical Hypnosis

Here I am on Saturday, getting ready to present at the UCSF 15th Annual Integrative Medicine Forum.

We have much to do to further the field of medical hypnosis. Accupunture, chiropractic, herbs....are all recognized....but the MANY applications of hypnosis......still unknown. So it is not so much about the training but the results we are able to accomplish that need to transmit to the medical community.

Article: INTEGRATIVE ONCOLOGY Clinical Hypnosis for the Palliative Care of Cancer Patients

INTEGRATIVE ONCOLOGY
Clinical Hypnosis for the Palliative Care of Cancer Patients

By Gary Elkins, PhD,1 William Fisher, MA,1 Aimee Johnson, BA,1 Jim Sliwinski, MA1, Guest Editor, Georgia M. Decker, ANP-BC, AOCN® | August 27, 2012

1Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, Texas


Clinical hypnosis has been defined as a mind-body therapy that involves a deeply relaxed state, individualized mental imagery, and therapeutic suggestion. Clinical hypnosis has a very long history, with reports of medical application dating back to the 18th century. Some have suggested that there is even evidence for the use of clinical hypnosis since ancient times, with inscriptions of hypnotic-like phenomena on a stone stele from Egypt during the reign of Ramses XII, some 3,000 years ago. The word hypnosis, derived from the Greek word for sleep, was coined by James Braid in 1841. Clinical hypnosis is a mind-body therapy, one of the fastest-growing and most commonly employed categories of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM), as defined by the NCCAM (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) of the National Institutes of Health. A national health interview survey of medical usage in 2007 found that 4 out of 10 US respondents reported having used complementary and alternative medical treatments in the previous year.[1] Further, research suggests that CAM use continues to be highest among those with chronic diseases (eg, cancer).[2,3] Mind-body interventions such as clinical hypnosis are also becoming popular for their ease of integration into an overall cancer survivorship treatment plan with relatively low risks.[4]

Hypnosis produces an altered state of consciousness, awareness, or perception. The hypnotic state is a highly relaxed state in which the patient’s mind (conscious and subconscious) is focused and receptive to therapeutic suggestion. It involves learning to use one’s mind and thoughts to manage emotional distress, (eg, anxiety, stress), unpleasant physical symptoms (eg, pain, nausea), or to help change certain habits or behaviors (eg, smoking). While hypnosis sessions may vary depending on a patient’s needs, a clinical hypnosis session typically comprises two basic phases:
Induction. During this phase, the therapist helps the patient to relax, and may ask the patient to imagine a peaceful scene that helps him or her to become more focused and concentrate on what is to be accomplished during the session.
Application. During this phase, the patient receives suggestions. Hypnotic suggestions, the key ingredient of hypnosis, are special statements that are designed to suggest relief from troubling symptoms.
There are several professional associations dedicated to clinical hypnosis that conduct research and provide education, as well as ethical standards of care. One of the largest such associations, the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH), was founded in 1957 and has nearly 2,000 members; its members are required to hold a doctorate in medicine, dentistry, podiatry, chiropractic, or psychology, or a minimum of a master’s level degree in nursing, clinical social work, or psychology. All applicants must be licensed or certified in the state in which they practice. The ASCH administers a program of credentialing and training workshops accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the American Psychological Association, the Academy of General Dentistry, the National Association of Social Workers, and the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. ASCH also maintains a Standards of Training, which ensures that participants receive quality, comprehensive training.[5]
A meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies of clinical hypnosis identified 57 studies that demonstrated hypnosis as an effective treatment for a number of health disorders and conditions including pain, smoking cessation, migraines, allergies, analgesia in labor, asthma, dermatology, dentistry, anxiety, hypertension, tinnitus, and postoperative recovery in surgery.[6]
What is the Evidence Related to Hypnosis and Cancer?
Clinical hypnosis has been described in the medical literature to relieve a broad spectrum of symptoms, including treatment of common symptoms associated with cancer care, as discussed below.
Pain
Hypnosis is the most frequently cited form of nonpharmacologic cognitive pain control.[7] Hypnotherapy for the management of chronic pain has been demonstrated to provide relief for the symptoms of pain in cancer, arthritis, sickle cell disease, temporomandibular disorder, and fibromyalgia. Hypnosis has demonstrated positive outcomes for the reduction of chronic and procedural-related pain in oncology.
A study of breast cancer patients found that those assigned to treatment (standard care or expressive-supportive therapy) that included clinical hypnosis demonstrated significantly less pain. In addition, patients who underwent hypnosis reported significantly less of an increase in pain over time.[8] Another study of advanced-stage cancer patients with malignant bone disease was conducted by randomizing patients to receive either hypnotherapy or supportive attention (eg, encouragement, active listening).[9] Results showed the hypnosis intervention group had a significant overall decrease in pain.
Syrjala and colleagues studied 45 cancer patients to evaluate the efficacy of hypnosis for pain relief following chemotherapy.[10] Participants were randomized into the following conditions: hypnosis, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), attention control, and standard care. There were no reported significant differences among the groups for nausea, presence of emesis, nor opioid intake; however, the hypnosis group showed a significant reduction in oral pain. Montgomery and colleagues studied 200 patients undergoing excisional breast biopsy or lumpectomy.[11] Participants in this study were randomly assigned to a hypnosis session or to a control condition involving nondirective empathic listening. The hypnosis group had significant reductions in pain intensity, self-reported pain unpleasantness, nausea, fatigue, and discomfort compared with the control. Moreover, the per-patient cost to the medical institution was $772.71 less for those in the hypnosis group compared with patients in the control group, because of reduced surgical time. Lang and colleagues conducted a randomized controlled trial evaluating hypnosis for women (n = 236) undergoing large core breast biopsy.[12] During the procedure, in addition to standard of care, participants received either empathetic attention or a hypnotic relaxation treatment. Results indicated that hypnosis reduced pain and anxiety compared to empathetic attention, which only showed a reduction in pain.
A recently published review examined the evidence from clinically controlled trials, evaluating hypnosis for procedural-related pain in pediatric oncology.[13] Eight randomized controlled trials were analyzed, demonstrating positive outcomes in clinical hypnosis for pain management in pediatric oncology.
Nausea
It has been reported that 70% to 80% of all cancer patients who receive chemotherapy experience nausea and vomiting.[14] Clinical hypnosis has been studied for relief of nausea and vomiting secondary to chemotherapy. In a randomized study of the efficacy of hypnosis in reducing nausea and vomiting in children receiving chemotherapy, researchers found children participating in hypnosis had less anticipatory nausea and vomiting and less overall vomiting compared with controls who did not undergo hypnosis.[15] This finding was replicated in a later study also demonstrating that patients using clinical hypnosis showed a reduced need for antiemetic medication.[16] A review by Richardson and colleagues of six randomized, controlled trials suggests there were large effect sizes for hypnotic treatments when compared with treatment as usual, and these were at least as large as the effects of CBT.[13] In a study of mediators of a brief hypnosis intervention to control side effects in breast cancer surgery patients, Montgomery and colleagues concluded that clinical hypnosis works to a significant extent through the two psychological mechanisms of cognition and emotion. Results of a study of a 200 breast cancer patients who underwent a presurgical hypnosis intervention to improve postsurgical side effects suggest that, to reduce postsurgical nausea, clinical hypnotic interventions should be designed to specifically target patient expectancies and distress.[17]
Fatigue
Cancer-related fatigue has long been recognized as one of the most difficult symptoms to manage during cancer treatment, and it remains the most common unrelieved symptom of cancer.[18] Research suggests that fatigue is a multidimensional syndrome which results from both cancer and cancer therapies, such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Estimates of the prevalence of fatigue in cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy are diverse. Literature suggests that fatigue can affect 60% to 90% of patients receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy.[19] This condition is managed through education of patients and caregivers about current evidence-based strategies to reduce fatigue, nonpharmacological interventions including exercise, and pharmacological therapies.[18] Despite the high prevalence of cancer-related fatigue, few intervention options exist.[20] A study was conducted to test the effectiveness of CBT and hypnosis for radiotherapy-related fatigue.[21] Breast cancer patients were randomly assigned to receive either standard care or CBT and hypnosis. Results show that with the cognitive-behavioral/hypnosis intervention, patients’ fatigue did not increase over the course treatment, whereas fatigue among patients receiving standard care increased linearly. Although this initial result is promising, additional research is critically needed in this area. To determine relative contributions of various interventions to fatigue relief in cancer patients, future studies should be designed with subjects assigned to groups providing hypnosis-only, CBT only, and combined cognitive-behavioral hypnotherapy, as well as a control group offering structured attention.
Hot Flashes
Clinical hypnosis for the treatment of hot flashes has been investigated. In two studies of breast cancer survivors, participants received five sessions of hypnotherapy, (provided approximately weekly) and were instructed in self-hypnosis. The hypnotic intervention was individualized to facilitate a hypnotic state, feelings of coolness, and control of symptoms. The results showed a 69% reduction of hot flashes relative to baseline,[22,23] and are comparable or superior to results from open-label studies with paroxetine(Drug information on paroxetine) and venlafaxine.[24] In a large ongoing randomized clinical trial of hypnosis for hot flashes, 184 post-menopausal women have been randomized to either clinical hypnosis or to structured-attention control that provides supportive, non-directive counseling. Preliminary unpublished results concur with earlier studies suggesting that hot flashes can be reduced by 70% at 3 months follow-up among post-menopausal women.[25]
Sleep
Hypnosis can also be an effective treatment option for cancer patients suffering from sleep problems. Cancer patients experience sleeping difficulties for a number of reasons, including anxiety related to diagnosis, depression, pain, fatigue, and other treatment-related side effects. Cancer patients have been reported to be nearly three times more likely than members of the general population to meet diagnostic criteria for insomnia.[26]
While sleep disorders can be treated with pharmacotherapy, this treatment modality carries with it the inherent risks of dependence and potentially dangerous drug interactions. Furthermore, pharmacotherapy does not treat the underlying source of the sleep disturbance. Hypnosis provides cancer patients with a safe alternative treatment option that not only improves the ability to obtain restful sleep, but also leads to improvements in other symptom areas.
A study conducted by Elkins et al supports the efficacy of clinical hypnosis in improving the quality of sleep for cancer patients.[23] During this study, 51 breast cancer patients (all female) were assigned to either five weekly sessions of hypnosis or a waitlist control group. The main outcome for this study was a reduction in hot flash occurrence. At the conclusion of the 5-week treatment period, not only did cancer patients report fewer hot flash related daily disturbances, but they also reported significant improvements in sleep quality, as well as fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression. This study provides an example of how hypnosis may be effective at treating a target symptom and improving the patient’s overall quality of life.
How Is Hypnosis Currently Used in Cancer Care?
Hypnosis has been specifically employed in the palliative care of cancer patients to reduce symptoms associated with radiation and chemotherapy, such as pain, nausea, fatigue, hot flashes, and sleep dysfunction. Length of hypnotic treatment varies depending on the nature and severity of the problem. Clinical hypnosis treatment for cancer patients may range from a single session to multiple sessions. In research, cancer patients undergoing clinical hypnotherapy typically receive approximately five sessions or more of clinical hypnosis, each involving a hypnotic induction and instruction in self-hypnosis. The practice of self-hypnosis helps patients achieve a relaxed, therapeutic, hypnotic state. Professionals serve as facilitators of self-hypnosis, often providing hypnosis audio recordings for patients to use between sessions.
Hypnosis is frequently offered in conjunction with other therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Research suggests that using a combination of hypnosis and CBT improved outcomes more than those achieved for at least 70% of patients who used CBT alone.[27] Additionally, CBT techniques can be utilized in a hypnotic context by preceding the CBT technique with a hypnotic induction.[28]
What Are the Potential Risks?
Clinical hypnosis has been commonly described as a safe method when used correctly, having few harmful side effects.[8] However, individuals may initially feel drowsy following hypnosis, due to its focus on increasing relaxation and decreasing anxiety. Unexpected delusional thoughts and trancelike states are also possible. Therefore, clinical hypnosis for patients with psychological disorders involving delusions is unadvisable. The clinical hypnosis literature has commonly listed exclusions for study participants with diagnoses of schizophrenia or borderline personality disorder.
What's the Bottom-Line Message?
Clinical hypnosis is a viable option for cancer patients, who, once trained in self-hypnosis, may employ these techniques to manage myriad symptoms.
In particular, hypnosis as an adjunct treatment for cancer patients and survivors can be effective in treating pain, nausea, fatigue, hot flashes, and sleep disorders. While current research into the efficacy of clinical hypnosis for the palliative treatment of cancer patients is extremely encouraging, some studies have been limited by less-than-desirable sample sizes, and there is a dearth of large randomized controlled trials. Additional research will be needed for clinical hypnosis to become a well-established evidence-based treatment for the palliative care of cancer patients. However, the existing evidence from all clinical research supports inclusion of clinical hypnosis as an effective adjunct therapy in the palliative cancer treatment milieu, and therefore hypnosis should be considered for patients with cancer on a case-by-case basis.
Financial Disclosure: The authors have no significant financial interest or other relationship with the manufacturers of any products or providers of any service mentioned in this article.
Acknowledgment: Dr. Elkins is supported by NCCAM grant 5U01AT004634 and NCI grant R21CA131795.





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Chris Christie gets lap band surgery, how about Virtual Gastric Band Hypnosis instead

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has just announced that he had secret lap band surgery to lose weight. He stated via his press secretary that he struggled with obesity for much of his adult life, underwent lap band surgery in February to reduce the size of his stomach, at the urging of his wife and children.
I am pleased that he made the decision to finally take control of his weight,however, there is another way. Another way without any of the side effects of surgery. Another way that is also less expensive. It is called Virtual Gastric Band Hypnosis. The virtual procedure convinces the subconscious mind that the body has actually experienced weight loss surgery.
The Virtual Gastric Band protocol uses hypnosis to retrain your subconscious mind to be satisfied with smaller amounts of food. It changes how you think about food and gives very safe, very predictable results. The hypnosis convinces the brain that the stomach is full with just a small amount of food and you stop eating.
It is not a diet. We know that diets only work in the short term. The person doesn't feel deprived which can lead to eventual failure to stay on a program.
With Virtual Gastric Band Hypnosis there is no costly invasive surgery, no medical risks and no on-going medical treatment necessity. If you would like more information regarding this hypnosis technique and weight loss you might want to look at a video of Dr. Oz discussing Lap Band Hypnosis.

Presenting at the UCSF Integrative Medicine Forum

I will be presenting at the 15th Annual UCSF Integrative Medicine Forum on June 1st. The key note speaker will be Dean Ornish M.D.

15th Annual Integrative Medicine Forum: Rx CAM: Integrating Complementary and Alternative Medicines

My workshop is later in the morning
WORKSHOP A 10:15 - 11:15am
  Hypnotherapy For Health: Seth-Deborah Roth CRNA,CCHt,CI
Seth-Deborah Roth will be describing how hypnosis works and how it can be integrated in contemporary medical practices.  She will give a demonstration of the hypnosis.
www.HypnotherapyForHealth.com

Hypnosis for Hot Flashes Study

Good News!

There was a study at Baylor that showed that hypnosis works for hot flashes when used for 12 weeks. Watch this videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaMAP-M6rwE

Sloan-Kettering uses Integrative Hypnosis for Cancer Support

Sloan Kettering uses hypnosis in their Integrative Medicine program. Here is a link to a story by Dr. Nancy Snyderman on the use of complementary medicines in their program.

I have developed a hypnosis MP3 package that deals with:
The Mind Body Connection is Real, Positive Chemotherapy Visualization and Time Distortion both for 1 hour and 15 minute sessions, Relaxation During Your MRI, Healing Rays During Radiation, Glide Through Surgery Pack (Pre-op Prepare for Surgery, Intra-Op Relaxation and Visualization to be used with local or general anesthesia, Comfortable Post-op),  Triumph Over Pain,  Turning Off Your Nausea, Victory Over Cancer, Unstoppable Self-Acceptance, Unleashing Your Unstoppable Energy and StressBuster

You can order this Hypnosis for Cancer Treatment Support at :
http://hypnotherapyforhealth.com/http://hypnotherapyforhealth.com/?section=hypnosis_cd_hypnosis_dvd_hypnosis_self_help

Weight Loss Surgery may be Associated with Increased Substance use Following Surgery

An article was just release sighting the study that after gastric bypass surgery, substance abuse behaviors rear their little ugly heads. This includes drugs, alcohol and smoking!

Of course they do!  If you don't release the emotional issues the driving behavior still exists. One outlet is gone so the others will increase. You haven't released the issues.

Hypnotherapy works. Combine this with the "VIRTUAL GASTRIC LAP BAND HYPNOSIS" and you have a healthy recipe for success.
Skype, in-person or even fly in for the sessions to Oakland Airport & be picked up.

http://www.HypnotherapyForHealth.com

Hypnosis and Infertility Treatments

Here us an article talking about how fear of going though treatment for infertility cause stress. Having gone through infertility for 11 years, I resonate with my clients who are trying to get pregnant.Stress causes fallopian tubes to spasm. Use hypnotherapy to lesson your stress. IT WORKS. It also helps to get the hormones in better balance levels. Studies have also shown how hypnosis improves he success rate of IVF

Here is the article

Hypnosis Study Has Flaws

There has been a new hypnosis study mentioned in today's Los Angeles Times.

It states that " for the highly hypnotizable, a brain structure associated with purposeful attentional control -- the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex -- is activated alongside the Default Mode Network when the mind is at rest. This would suggest that the highly hynotizable have a tighter coordination between brain areas where attention, emotion, action and intention are processed, wrote the authors of the study"

A problem with this kind of study is the hypnotist her or himself, the technique used, any pre-talk to take away fear and the simple feeling of trust one develops with the client. I know of a hypnotist who worked with person from a previous Stanford study who couldn't "be hypnotized" . With his technique and personality and circumstances, the person was able to be hypnotized.

Virtual Gastric Band Hypnosis has NO SIDE EFFECTS

Bariatric surgery can be very dangerous!

From this article..."Before opting for surgery, these patients should have tried and failed other means of weight loss."

Dosages of medications following bariatric surgery require adjustment, according to a recently published article in US Pharm.


VIRTUAL GASTRIC BAND HYPNOSIS WORKS WITH NO SIDE EFFECTS
http://www.HypnotherapyForHealth.com
510-690-0699  In-person, Skype or fly-in to Oakland Airport

Supplemental Hypnosis for Pre-op & Intra-op Study

A hypnosis study was done on patients at Laser Spine Institute having minimally invasive spine surgery in our ASC in Arizona. There were 123 patients in a control group and compared them to 130 patients in the hypnosis group. Results showed that postoperative nausea and vomiting was statistically reduced with hypnosis; the rate of 1.5 percent while the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association reported rate was 2.5 percent in 2010.

In addition,  results showed a statistically significant decrease in recovery room time. Recovery time was reduced by 11.7 percent with hypnosis. Patients were more alert after anesthesia and recovered more quickly. Ninety-three percent of patients said that they would request hypnosis for future surgeries. Recovery room staff reported using less pain medication and anti-emetics, resulting in a cost savings. Recovery room staff overtime decreased due to quicker recovery and discharge of patients.

Emphasis is on patient satisfaction. hypnosis decreases pain and anxiety during their surgical process and patients are comfortable when they are discharged.

Invite to Speak on Medical Hypnosis at UCSF

Received this email tonight !
Hi Ms. Seth,

 I am a second-year pharmacy student at UCSF. I am helping organize the Integrative Medicine elective this year, and I was wondering if you would be interested in being a speaker for it. Our students really loved you at the Integrative Medicine Forum and we would love to have you speak for us again!

Study on Hypnosis for Chest Pain

Could hypnosis ease your chest pains?

Hypnosis is being tested as a way to tackle ‘phantom’ chest pain. In a new clinical trial, researchers at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London, will assess its benefits for people with cardiac syndrome X.
This causes pain similar to angina, although the patient’s heart is, in fact, perfectly healthy.
Cardiac syndrome X is more common in women, especially those who have gone through the menopause. Three per cent of adults may be affected at some stage in their life. Results from an earlier study show that  80 per cent of patients given hypnotherapy experienced a reduction in pain, compared to 23 per cent of a comparison group.
Just how it works is not clear, but doctors  say one theory is that it may reduce ‘catastrophising’. This is a tendency to exaggerate the threat from pain, worry about it, and feel unable to do anything about it.
In the trial, 40 patients will undergo ten  one-hour sessions of hypnotherapy.

And Even Way More Resarch on Hypnosis Working for Weight Loss

Hypnotherapy group with stress reduction achieved significantly more weight loss than the other two treatments.

Randomised, controlled, parallel study of two forms of hypnotherapy (directed at stress reduction or energy intake reduction), vsdietary advice alone in 60 obese patients with obstructive sleep apnoea on nasal continuous positive airway pressure treatment.

J Stradling, D Roberts, A Wilson and F Lovelock, Chest Unit, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7LJ, UK

Hypnosis can more than double the effects of traditional weight loss approaches

An analysis of five weight loss studies reported in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology in 1996 showed that the “… weight loss reported in the five studies indicates that hypnosis can more than double the effects” of traditional weight loss approaches.

University of Connecticut, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology in 1996 (Vol. 64, No. 3, pgs 517-519).

Weight loss is greater where hypnosis is utilized

Research into cognitive-behavioral weight loss treatments established that weight loss is greater where hypnosis is utilized. It was also established that the benefits of hypnosis increase over time.

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (1996)

Showed Hypnosis As “An Effective Way To Lose Weight”

A study of 60 females who were at least 20% overweight and not involved in other treatment showed hypnosis is an effective way to lose weight.

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (1986)