Hypnosis and the Treatment of Posttraumatic Conditions:<i>An Evidence-Based Approach</i>

Lynn, Steven Jay; Cardeña, Etzel

doi:10.1080/00207140601177905

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“…Watkins & Watkins, 1997). Lynn andCardeña (2007) andD. Spiegel (1992) view hypnosis as a key in the treatment of combat stress injury, PTSD, and ASD.…”

Section: The Role Of Hypnosismentioning

confidence: 97%

Single-Session Manualized Ego State Therapy (EST) for Combat Stress Injury, PTSD, and ASD, Part 1:The Theory

Barabasz

Watkins

2011

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

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Ego state therapy (EST) evolved from a psychodynamic understanding of personality as a product of an individual's ego states to a conceptualization of how ego-energized and object-energized elements are bound together to cope with a traumatic event. Neurobiological studies now substantiate Watkins's war neuroses conceptualizations. Because of their severity, trauma memories are encoded in the subcortical-subconscious brain regions that are accessed by the single-session manualized EST procedure but not by the popular cognitive-behavioral management therapies. The imprint of the trauma is not accessible or resolvable by such top-down verbal understanding or reframing; EST is a bottom-up therapy. Abreactive hypnosis facilitates ego state expression at physiologically and psychologically intense levels sufficient to activate subcortical processes to release affect in the presence of the therapist, who adds ego strength to the patient. This is followed by interpretation and reintegration. The result is a reconstructed personality that is adaptive and resilient.

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“…Watkins & Watkins, 1997). Lynn andCardeña (2007) andD. Spiegel (1992) view hypnosis as a key in the treatment of combat stress injury, PTSD, and ASD.…”

Section: The Role Of Hypnosismentioning

confidence: 97%

Single-Session Manualized Ego State Therapy (EST) for Combat Stress Injury, PTSD, and ASD, Part 1:The Theory

Barabasz

Watkins

2011

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

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“…There is also evidence for superior outcomes for hypnosis than control treatment in outcomes related to surgical patients (20 studies) (Montgomery, David, Winkel, Silverstein, & Bovbjerg, 2002) and surgical or medical patients (34 RCTs) (Tefikow et al, 2013), reduced nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy (6 RCTs) (Richardson et al, 2007), and reduced needle-related pain and distress in children and adolescents (7 trials) (Birnie et al, 2014). By contrast, further research is needed to more adequately evaluate the use of hypnosis in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (Lynn & Cardeña, 2007), anxiety (Schoenberger, Kirsch, Gearan, Montgomery, & Pastyrnak, 1997), smoking cessation (Green & Lynn, 2000), and obesity (Sapp, 2017).…”

Section: Evidence Base For the Therapeutic Efficacy Of Hypnosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Hypnosis and top-down regulation of consciousness

Terhune

Cleeremans

Raz

et al. 2017

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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Hypnosis is a unique form of top-down regulation in which verbal suggestions are capable of eliciting pronounced changes in a multitude of psychological phenomena. Hypnotic suggestion has been widely used both as a technique for studying basic science questions regarding human consciousness but also as a method for targeting a range of symptoms within a therapeutic context. Here we provide a synthesis of current knowledge regarding the characteristics and neurocognitive mechanisms of hypnosis. We review evidence from cognitive neuroscience, experimental psychopathology, and clinical psychology regarding the utility of hypnosis as an experimental method for modulating consciousness, as a model for studying healthy and pathological cognition, and as a therapeutic vehicle. We also highlight the relationships between hypnosis and other psychological phenomena, including the broader domain of suggestion and suggestibility and conclude by identifying the most salient challenges confronting the nascent cognitive neuroscience of hypnosis and outlining future directions for research on hypnosis and suggestion.

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“…The use of hyponosis for the treatment of procedural pain and anxiety and has growing evidence for its effectiveness (Lynn 2007). Virtual reality systems have also been studied and shown some promise in procedural pain control, but may not be practical in certain clinical settings (Hoffman 2000, Hoffman 2008).…”

Section: Non Pharmacologic Approachesmentioning

confidence: 99%