Stop Smoking Hypnotherapy

 

​Stop Smoking? Considering Nicotine Therapy e.g. Patches, Nicotine Gum etc.?

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Stop Smoking with Hypnotherapy "the most effective way to give up smoking"
Hypnotherapy, the therapeutic application of hypnosis, has been recognised as a method to aid smoking cessation for many years. Even as far back as October 1992, following a research study at the University of Iowa, New Scientist magazine reported hypnosis as "the most effective way of giving up smoking"( New Scientist vol 136 issue 1845 - 31 October 92, page 6).

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Hypnosis - The Most Effective Way to Stop Smoking - New Scientist

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To find the most effective way to stop smoking, researchers from the University of Iowa conducted a meta-analysis, combining the results of more than 600 studies totaling nearly 72,000 people from Europe and America.

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The results, which were published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, included 48 studies of hypnosis covering 600 smokers, which clearly showed that hypnosis was the most effective treatment and was THREE TIMES more likely to help the client stop smoking than other approaches tested.

Weight Loss / Management

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Research on Hypnosis to Lose Weight, currently being updated

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​Hypnosis Over 30 Times as Effective for Weight Loss

Investigated the effects of hypnosis in weight loss for 60 females, at least 20% overweight. Treatment included group hypnosis with metaphors for ego- strengthening, decision making and motivation, ideomotor exploration in individual hypnosis, and group hypnosis with maintenance suggestions. Hypnosis was more effective than a control group 17lbs vs. 0.5 lbs on follow-up.

SOURCE

Cochrane, Gordon; Friesen, J. (1986). Hypnotherapy in weight loss treatment.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 54, 489-492.

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​2 Years Later Hypnosis Subjects Continued To Lose Significant Weight

109 people completed a behavioral treatment for weight management either with or without the addition of hypnosis. At the end of the 9-week program, both interventions resulted in significant weight reduction. At 8-month and 2-year follow-ups, the hypnosis subjects were found to have continued to lose significant weight, while those in the behavioral-treatment-only group showed little further change.

SOURCE

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (1985)

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​Hypnosis Subjects Lost More Weight Than 90% of Others and Kept it Off

Researchers analyzed 18 studies comparing a cognitive behavioral therapy, such as relaxation training, guided imagery, self monitoring or goal setting with the same therapy supplemented by hypnosis.

Those who received the hypnosis lost more weight than 90 percent of the non hypnosis, and maintained the weight loss two years after treatment ended.

SOURCE

University of Connecticut, Storrs
Allison DB, Faith MS. Hypnosis as an adjunct to cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy for obesity: a meta-analytic reappraisal. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1996;64(3):513-516.

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