Hypnotizability, Eating Behaviors, Attitudes, and Concerns:<i>A Literature Survey</i>

Hutchinson‐Phillips, Susan; Gow, Kathryn; Jamieson, G.A.

doi:10.1080/00207140601009157

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“…A recent systemic review of the use of acupuncture in cocaine dependence identified a total of seven RCTs involving a total of 1,433 subjects. hypnosis in BN is characterized by a small number of clinical studies, mostly case and anecdotal reports, and narrative reviews discussing methodological issues including the capacity of individuals to respond to hypnosis and different clinical approaches to the use of hypnosis (Anbar & Savedoff, 2005;Barabasz, 2007Barabasz, , 2012Hutchinson-Phillips, Gow, & Jamieson, 2007;Mantle, 2003;Torem, 1992;Túry et al, 2011;Walsh, 2008Walsh, , 2010. Outcome measures included cocaine use, measured either biochemically or by self-report, cocaine craving, severity of dependence, and treatment dropout.…”

Section: Acupuncture and Substance Use Disordersmentioning

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Eating Disorders, Addictions and Substance Use Disorders

Brewerton¹,

Dennis²

2014

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Eating Disorders, Addictions and Substance Use Disorders

Brewerton¹,

Dennis²

2014

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“…Sapp et al (2007), there appears to be some evidence accrued attesting to a degree of correlation between hypnotisability and weight loss (Allison, 2001;Barabasz, 2007), as well as hypnotisability having a significant relationship with a number of behavioural and cognitive eatingassociated characteristics such as weight, shape and dissociation (Hutchinson-Phillips et al, 2007), and playing a role in body self-image malleability (Frasquilho et al, 1998). …”

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“…This same conclusion was reached by Byrom (2009) in a study comparing CBT alone with CBT plus hypnosis, whilst Prag (2007) in her single case study found this combination useful also for improving self-and body image, even in the absence of significant weight loss. Holt, Warren & Wallace (2006), Barabasz (2007) and Kothian (2009) all make the case for the usefulness of hypnosis for weight reduction although, the paucity of recent published trials means that their opinions are still based on those trials undertaken over 15 years previously.Even the most recent reviews by Hartman ( , there appears to be some evidence accrued attesting to a degree of correlation between hypnotisability and weight loss (Allison, 2001;Barabasz, 2007), as well as hypnotisability 6 having a significant relationship with a number of behavioural and cognitive eatingassociated characteristics such as weight, shape and dissociation (Hutchinson-Phillips et al, 2007), and playing a role in body self-image malleability (Frasquilho et al, 1998 …”

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Unconscious Agendas in the Etiology of Refractory Obesity and the Role of Hypnosis in Their Identification and Resolution:A New Paradigm for Weight-Management Programs or a Paradigm Revisited?

Entwistle¹,

Webb²,

Abayomi³

et al. 2014

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

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Hypnosis has long been recognised as an effective tool for producing behavioural change in the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia. Despite many studies from the latter half of the last century suggesting that hypnosis might also be of value in managing obesity situations, the efficacy of the hypnotherapeutic approach for weight reduction has received surprisingly little formal research attention since 2000.This review presents a brief history of early clinical studies in the use of hypnosis for weight reduction; and describes an hypnotherapeutic approach within which a combination of instructional/pedagogic, and exploratory therapeutic sessions can work together synergistically to maximise the potential for sustained weight loss. Hypnotic modulation of appetite and satiation associated peptides and hormones levels may yield additional physiological benefits in type-1 and type-2 diabetes. Between 1959 and over 40 reports were published specifically describing the use of hypnosis for weight reduction (Table 1). The studies varied in size from >100 participants (Goldstein, 1981;, through smaller trials of 20-75 patients, down to those quoting individual case studies (Hanning, 1975;Munro, 1989, ;. Amongst the earliest descriptions of use of hypnosis in a medical situation to treat obesity was Brodie (1964) who (rather contentiously) would tell his obese patients that they had the equivalent of a "fat cancer" that had been growing inside them for years and which needed removal by their learning to eat properly, through the use of his hypnotic therapy. He claimed great success with this personalised approach to treating over 525 patients, but as was the case with many of the early studies, Brodie did not employ any control group nor did he publish any numerical data to substantiate this claim, which limits severely any assessment of the true efficacy of his non-conformist approach. 2 A BRIEF HISTORY OF CLINICAL HYPNOSIS FOR OBESITYMost of the authors listed in table 1 employed a sociocognitive or authoritarian approach, utilising varying combinations of suggestion, imagery, anxiety reduction, aversion, covert sensitisation and self-directed programming to facilitate changes in eating habits, usually with apparent benefit in reducing weight in their subjects. However a more analytical or exploratory approach was taken by , , Munro (1989) and , with evident success also. Induction approaches were predominantly progressive relaxation or eye gaze fixation, either in groups or individually, with devices such as hand levitation being used to enhance the depth of hypnosis and hence increase the benefits of the hypnosis sessions (Goldstein, 1981). Some studies additionally taught participants self-hypnosis and/or provided hypnosis tapes for home use.It is difficult to accurately evaluate the claims made by many of these reports as only 17 out of the 43 studies listed incorporated a control cohort, and in only 9 studies were patients followed-up after their hypnosis-induced weight loss to monitor for weight regain, ...

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