Efficacy of hypnotherapy compared to cognitive behavioral therapy for mild to moderate depression - Results of a randomized controlled rater-blind clinical trial

Fuhr, Kristina; Meisner, Christoph; Broch, Angela; Cyrny, Barbara; Hinkel, Juliane; Jaberg, Joana; Petrasch, Monika; Schweizer, Cornelie; Stiegler, Anette; Zeep, Christina; Batra, Anil

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2021.02.069

Efficacy of hypnotherapy compared to cognitive behavioral therapy for mild to moderate depression - Results of a randomized controlled rater-blind clinical trial

BACKGROUND Methodologically well-designed RCTs concerning the efficacy of Hypnotherapy in the treatment of Major Depression are lacking. The aim of this study was to determine whether Hypnotherapy (HT) is not inferior to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), the gold-standard psychotherapy, in the …