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The Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Hypnotherapy

Galovski, Tara E., Blanchard, Edward B.·1998·Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
DOI 10.1023/a:1022209631047
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Abstract

Previous research from the United Kingdom has shown hypnotherapy to be effective in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The current study provides a systematic replication of this work in the United States. Six matched pairs of IBS patients were randomly assigned to either a gut-directed hypnotherapy (n = 6) or to a symptom monitoring wait-list control condition (n = 6) in a multiple baseline across subjects design. Those assigned to the control condition were later crossed over to the treatment condition. Subjects were matched on concurrent psychiatric diagnoses, susceptibility to hypnosis, and various demographic features. On a composite measure of primary IBS symptoms, treatment was superior (p = .016) to symptom monitoring. Results from the entire treated sample (n = 11; one subject was removed from analysis) indicate that the individual symptoms of abdominal pain, constipation, and flatulence improved significantly. State and trait anxiety scores were also seen to decrease significantly. Results at the 2-month follow-up point indicated good maintenance of treatment gains. No significant correlation was found between initial susceptibility to hypnosis and treatment gain. A positive relationship was found between the incidence of psychiatric diagnosis and overall level of improvement.

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  • The stricter inclusion criteria resulted in the inclusion of trials using only identifiable formal diagnostic criteria, which excluded one article, and excluding trials that used only non-symptomatic measures excluded another because it measured changes in artificially induced gastric discomfort rather than natural discomfort.

    “The stricter inclusion criteria resulted in: the inclusion of trials using only identifiable formal diagnostic criteria, which resulted in exclusion of one article, 82 excluding trials which used only non-symptomatic measures resulted in exclusion of another because it measured changes in artificially induced gastric discomfort rather than natural discomfort.81”

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Authors
Galovski, T. E., & Blanchard, E. B.
Affiliations
  • University at Albany, State University of New York (US)
  • State University of New York (US)
ORCID
Galovski, Tara E.
Venue
Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
1998-12
Volume
23
Issue
4
Pages
219-232
ISSN
  • 0363-3586 (ISSN-L)
  • 1090-0586
  • 1573-3270
DOI
10.1023/a:1022209631047
OpenAlex
W1549140114
Cited by
147
References
3
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 9
FWCI
2.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Keywords
irritable bowel syndrome, hypnotherapy, symptom monitoring, abdominal pain, constipation, flatulence, anxiety, hypnotic susceptibility, psychiatric comorbidity, maintenance therapy
MeSH terms
Adult, Colonic Diseases, Functional, Diarrhea, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Hypnosis, Male, Middle Aged, Pain Measurement, Psychological Tests, Time Factors, Cross-Over Studies

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