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Hypnosis Treatment for Severe Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Investigation of Mechanism and Effects on Symptoms

Palsson, Olafur S., Turner, Marsha J., Johnson, David A., Burnett, Charles K., Whitehead, William E.·2002·Digestive Diseases and Sciences

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Hypnosis improves irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but the mechanism is unknown. Possible physiological and psychological mechanisms were investigated in two studies. Patients with severe irritable bowel syndrome received seven biweekly hypnosis sessions and used hypnosis audiotapes at home. Rectal pain thresholds and smooth muscle tone were measured with a barostat before and after treatment in 18 patients (study I), and treatment changes in heart rate, blood pressure, skin conductance, finger temperature, and forehead electromyographic activity were assessed in 24 patients (study II). Somatization, anxiety, and depression were also measured. All central IBS symptoms improved substantially from treatment in both studies. Rectal pain thresholds, rectal smooth muscle tone, and autonomic functioning (except sweat gland reactivity) were unaffected by hypnosis treatment. However, somatization and psychological distress showed large decreases. In conclusion, hypnosis improves IBS symptoms through reductions in psychological distress and somatization. Improvements were unrelated to changes in the physiological parameters measured.

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Authors: Palsson, O. S., Turner, M. J., Johnson, D. A., Burnett, C. K., & Whitehead, W. E.
Affiliations: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Eastern Virginia Medical School (US)
ORCID: Palsson, Olafur S.
Whitehead, William E.
Venue: Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2002-11
Volume: 47
Issue: 11
Pages: 2605-2614
ISSN: 0163-2116 (ISSN-L)
1573-2568
DOI: 10.1023/a:1020545017390
OpenAlex: W210136871
Cited by: 195
References: 38
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 14
FWCI: 7.30
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (tdm)
www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (vor)
Locations: Digestive Diseases and Sciences (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK031369, R01 DK31369)
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: hypnosis, irritable bowel syndrome, hypnotherapy, somatization, psychological distress, anxiety, depression, autonomic nervous system, heart rate, skin conductance, electromyography, therapeutic mechanisms
MeSH terms: Adult, Colonic Diseases, Functional, Female, Humans, Hypnosis, Male, Psychometrics, Stress, Psychological, Abdominal Pain

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