Hypnosis and Health Psychology

Lynn, Steven Jay; Pollizi, Craig P.; Green, Joseph P.; Aksen, Damla E.; Gautam, Ashwin; Evans, James

doi:10.1002/9781119057840.ch159

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“…There is a real public health issue in managing this distress in order to improve their quality of life and to enable them to live together at home for as long as possible [29,30]. This effect on the distress is in line with other studies on the use of clinical hypnosis in the field of health [45,[91][92][93][94][95][96][97] and continued three months after the intervention. The benefits of hypnosis could certainly be maintained and reinforced over time by encouraging daily practice with the audiotapes of the sessions.…”

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Hypnosis Intervention for Couples Confronted with Alzheimer’s Disease: Promising Results of a First Exploratory Study

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Background: Dementia has a negative impact on the quality of life of the person with dementia and their spouse caregivers, as well as on the couple’s relationship, which can lead to high levels of distress for both partners. Hypnosis has been shown to be effective in managing distress and increasing the quality of the relationship. Objective: The aim was to develop a standardized hypnosis intervention for couples confronted with Alzheimer’s disease and evaluate its feasibility, acceptability, and helpfulness in managing the distress of both partners and increasing the quality of the relationship. Methods: In a single-arm study, sixteen couples received the 8-week intervention. Qualitative and quantitative assessments were conducted pre- and post-intervention as well as three months after. Results: 88.9% of couples (n = 16) of the final sample (n = 18) completed the intervention. Despite the negative representations of hypnosis, several factors led couples to accept to participate in this study: positive expectations, professional endorsement, medical application, non-drug approach, home-based, free, flexible, and couple-based intervention. The results showed a significant decrease in distress for both partners. These effects were maintained three months after the intervention. Couples felt more relaxed, had fewer negative emotions, accepted difficulties more easily, were more patient, and reported better communication and more affection in the relationship. Conclusion: Overall, this pilot study shows the feasibility and acceptability of hypnosis with couples confronted with Alzheimer’s disease. Although measures of the preliminary pre- and post-intervention effects are encouraging, confirmatory testing with a randomized controlled trial is needed.

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Hypnosis Intervention for Couples Confronted with Alzheimer’s Disease: Promising Results of a First Exploratory Study

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“…We will argue that hypnosis occupies a unique niche among interventions and that a substantial body of evidence supports the use of hypnosis across a gamut of conditions and problems in living. Qualitative and meta-analytic reviews have documented the potential effectiveness of hypnosis in treating pain and psychosomatic conditions, irritable bowel syndrome, obesity, individuals undergoing surgical interventions, and posttraumatic conditions, and shown promise in treating mood disorders and smoking (see Lynn et al, in press; Mendoza & Capafons, 2009; Nash & Barnier, 2012). Just the use of the word “hypnosis” can potentiate otherwise simple suggestions for relaxation (Gandhi & Oakley, 2005).…”

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The case for clinical hypnosis: Theory and research-based do’s and don’ts for clinical practice.

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Cardeña²,

Green³

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Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice

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We describe key aspects of hypnosis that distinguish it from other psychotherapeutic approaches, argue that hypnosis occupies a unique niche among clinical interventions, and claim that a substantial body of evidence supports its use across a gamut of psychological conditions. Hypnotic techniques are ideally suited to present useful suggestions that can alter subjective, behavioral, and physiological responses; enhance positive treatment expectancies; steer the ongoing flow of spontaneous mental activity and associations; focus attention; engage imagination; enhance rapport; access and bolster personal resources; and facilitate self-regulation. We contend that a sufficient corpus of theory and research now exists to extrapolate to a list of 18 "do's and don'ts" we present that represent a utilitarian approach to clinical hypnosis to guide its responsible, science-based use in clinical contexts and to supplement existing treatments on an adjunctive basis.

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Hypnosis and Consciousness

Hashim

Ramadhan

2022

The Psychology of Consciousness: Theory and Practice

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Hypnosis and Health Psychology

Cited by 8 publications

References 17 publications

Hypnosis Intervention for Couples Confronted with Alzheimer’s Disease: Promising Results of a First Exploratory Study

Hypnosis Intervention for Couples Confronted with Alzheimer’s Disease: Promising Results of a First Exploratory Study

The case for clinical hypnosis: Theory and research-based do’s and don’ts for clinical practice.

Hypnosis and Consciousness

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