Applications of Hypnosis in the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

Baker, Elgan L.; Nash, Michael R.

doi:10.1080/00029157.1987.10734350

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“…This is consistent with work on clinical populations in that higher levels of hypnotizability have been found for persons with anorexia nervosa and bulimia (Bliss, 1982(Bliss, , 1983Pettinati, et aI., 1985), and hypnosis has been used successfully in their treatment (Baker & Nash, 1987;Gross, 1984). Thus, there may be a common factor related to hypnotizability among eating-disordered populations and the normal college females scoring high in concern with eating in the present study.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…For example, high school females who expressed the great-GROTH-MARNAT AND SCHUMAKER est concern with eating and food regulation had the largest reduction in these concerns folIowing a videotaped presentation portraying the dangers associated with radical weight-control measures (Schumaker, Groth-Marnat, & Harris, 1987). The use of hypnosis has also been suggested as being an effective component of a multi-modal approach in the treatment of anorexia nervosa (Baker & Nash, 1987;Gross, 1984).…”

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Hypnotizability, Attitudes toward Eating, and Concern with Body Size in a Female College Population

Groth‐Marnat¹,

Schumaker²

1990

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

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In this study we investigated the relationship between hypnotizability and attitudes towards food intake. One hundred and two female college students (mean age 21) completed the Eating Attitudes Test and the Goldfarb Fear-of-Fat Scale, and were assessed for hypnotizability on the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility. The results indicated that level of hypnotizability was related to attitudes toward food intake and the fear of becoming overweight. The findings support the thesis that hypnotizability may be one of a variety of predisposing factors in the development and maintenance of extreme attitudes towards eating and weight regulation. Implications for changing these attitudes are discussed.

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Hypnotizability, Attitudes toward Eating, and Concern with Body Size in a Female College Population

Groth‐Marnat¹,

Schumaker²

1990

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

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“…However, the following treatment paradigm and case study provide excellent treatment guidelines. Baker and Nash (1987; see also Nash & Baker, 1993) presented the following treatment paradigm for treating anorexia nervosa noting that women with anorexia "are a relatively heterogeneous group" (p. 188). Therefore, different aspects of the treatment approach were emphasized more or less with different patients depending on their individual needs and specific treatment responses.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…This would seem to be the most promising area of efficacy research, where hypnosis employed as an adjunct to an established treatment intervention is compared to the intervention alone, such as in Baker and Nash (1987), Barga and Barabasz (in press), and Griffiths et al (1996).…”

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Efficacy of Hypnotherapy in the Treatment of Eating Disorders

Barabasz¹

2007

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

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Research on the efficacy of hypnosis in the treatment of eating disorders has produced mixed findings. This is due in part to the interplay between the characteristics of people with eating disorders and the phenomena of hypnosis. In addition, several authors have noted that methodological limitations in hypnosis research often make evaluation of treatment efficacy difficult. Many of the studies extant provide insufficient information regarding the specifics of the hypnotic intervention(s) to facilitate replication and clinical implementation. Therefore, this paper only reviews literature with replicable methodological descriptions. It focuses on the three primary disorders of interest to clinicians: bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, and obesity. The implications for evaluating treatment efficacy are discussed.

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“…Some literature suggests that hypnosis could be helpful to patients with anorexia ner vosa [69,70], Unfortunately, very little em pirical work has been done to support this claim. There are.…”

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Hypnosis and Relaxation in the Medically Ill

Covino

Frankel

1993

Psychother Psychosom

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Interest in the application of hypnotic techniques for patients with medical disorders seems to rise and fall over the years. Enthusiasm for this work comes both from patients and clinicians. Often, however, these techniques are offered without regard to the psychological theories that should inform their operation and the limits that clinical and experimental research suggest. This article offers a brief description of the elements of hypnosis and a review of the history of the use of hypnotic techniques with a variety of medical problems including asthma, habits such as cigarette smoking and medical symptoms such as persistent nausea and vomiting. Special attention is placed on the psychological and physiological principles that help to establish the valid use of this technique.

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Applications of Hypnosis in the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

Cited by 21 publications

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Hypnotizability, Attitudes toward Eating, and Concern with Body Size in a Female College Population

Hypnotizability, Attitudes toward Eating, and Concern with Body Size in a Female College Population

Efficacy of Hypnotherapy in the Treatment of Eating Disorders

Hypnosis and Relaxation in the Medically Ill

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