Does hypnosis pose special risks for negative effects? A master class commentary

Lynn, Steven Jay; Martin, Daniel J.; Frauman, Davtd C.

doi:10.1080/00207149608416064

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“…When using hypnosis, one person (the subject) is guided by another (the hypnotist) to respond to suggestions for changes in subjective experience and alterations in perception, sensation, emotion, thought, or behavior. Persons can also learn self hypnosis, which is the act of administering hypnotic procedures on one's own [10,11]. Clinical research with different surgical populations has indicated that hypnosis can reduce the need for medication, reduce postsurgical symptoms, or enhance recovery (e.g., by reducing pain, nausea, and length of hospital stay) [9,10].…”

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“…Materials and methods Sixty-four patients presenting for TRUS-guided prostate needle biopsy were randomly assigned Turgut Özal University, Ankara, Turkey achieved success in decreasing pain and anxiety in many contexts [8,9]. Hypnosis, a brief cognitive-behavioral technique with no specific side effects, is one such technique [10]. Hypnosis typically involves an introduction to the procedure during which the subject is told that suggestions for imaginative experiences will be presented.…”

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The effects of hypnotherapy during transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate needle biopsy for pain and anxiety

Hızlı¹,

Özcan

Eraslan³

et al. 2015

Int Urol Nephrol

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The effects of hypnotherapy during transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate needle biopsy for pain and anxiety

Hızlı¹,

Özcan

Eraslan³

et al. 2015

Int Urol Nephrol

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“…Cohen, Barlow, & Blanchard, 1985;Lynn, Martin, & Frauman, 1996). In one experimental study (Heide & Borkevec, 1984), substantial percentages of patients with generalized anxiety similarly experienced increases in subjective and physiological tension during either progressive relaxation (31%) or meditation (54%).…”

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Psychological Treatments That Cause Harm

Lilienfeld

2007

Perspect Psychol Sci

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The phrase primum non nocere (“first, do no harm”) is a well-accepted credo of the medical and mental health professions. Although emerging data indicate that several psychological treatments may produce harm in significant numbers of individuals, psychologists have until recently paid little attention to the problem of hazardous treatments. I critically evaluate and update earlier conclusions regarding deterioration effects in psychotherapy, outline methodological obstacles standing in the way of identifying potentially harmful therapies (PHTs), provide a provisional list of PHTs, discuss the implications of PHTs for clinical science and practice, and delineate fruitful areas for further research on PHTs. A heightened emphasis on PHTs should narrow the scientist-practitioner gap and safeguard mental health consumers against harm. Moreover, the literature on PHTs may provide insight into underlying mechanisms of change that cut across many domains of psychotherapy. The field of psychology should prioritize its efforts toward identifying PHTs and place greater emphasis on potentially dangerous than on empirically supported therapies.

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“…156 Figures range between 5% to 31% of those who report experiencing such symptoms. 158 It has been suggested that the more serious complications are usually the result of the misapplication of hypnotic techniques or simply poor clinical practice (eg, not preparing patients sufficiently). 158 Given the above findings suggesting that although relatively infrequent, MBTs can give rise to certain negative effects, we concur with Carlson and Nitz 160 that it is only prudent to apply such therapies after "careful evaluation of patients and within the context of an appropriate professional relationship.…”

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Mind-Body Medicine: State of the Science, Implications for Practice

Astin¹,

Shapiro²,

Eisenberg³

et al. 2003

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

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255

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Background: Although emerging evidence during the past several decades suggests that psychosocial factors can directly influence both physiologic function and health outcomes, medicine had failed to move beyond the biomedical model, in part because of lack of exposure to the evidence base supporting the biopsychosocial model. The literature was reviewed to examine the efficacy of representative psychosocial-mind-body interventions, including relaxation, (cognitive) behavioral therapies, meditation, imagery, biofeedback, and hypnosis for several common clinical conditions.Methods: An electronic search was undertaken of the MEDLINE, PsycLIT, and the Cochrane Library databases and a manual search of the reference sections of relevant articles for related clinical trials and reviews of the literature. Studies examining mind-body interventions for psychological disorders were excluded. Owing to space limitations, studies examining more body-based therapies, such as yoga and tai chi chuan, were also not included. Data were extracted from relevant systematic reviews, metaanalyses, and randomized controlled trials.Results: Drawing principally from systematic reviews and meta-analyses, there is considerable evidence of efficacy for several mind-body therapies in the treatment of coronary artery disease (eg, cardiac rehabilitation), headaches, insomnia, incontinence, chronic low back pain, disease and treatmentrelated symptoms of cancer, and improving postsurgical outcomes. We found moderate evidence of efficacy for mind-body therapies in the areas of hypertension and arthritis. Additional research is required to clarify the relative efficacy of different mind-body therapies, factors (such as specific patient characteristics) that might predict more or less successful outcomes, and mechanisms of action. Research is also necessary to examine the cost offsets associated with mind-body therapies.Conclusions: There is now considerable evidence that an array of mind-body therapies can be used as effective adjuncts to conventional medical treatment for a number of common clinical conditions. Evidence emerging within the past several decades suggests that psychosocial factors from emotional states, such as depression, behavioral dispositions, such as hostility, and psychosocial stress can directly influence both physiologic function and health outcomes. [1][2][3][4] Evidence from several converging lines of research, however, also suggests that despite seemingly widespread acknowledgment of and support for the importance of the biopsychosocial model, 5-7 psycho-

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Does hypnosis pose special risks for negative effects? A master class commentary

Cited by 51 publications

References 41 publications

The effects of hypnotherapy during transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate needle biopsy for pain and anxiety

The effects of hypnotherapy during transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate needle biopsy for pain and anxiety

Psychological Treatments That Cause Harm

Mind-Body Medicine: State of the Science, Implications for Practice

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