Current Practices, Experiences, and Views in Clinical Hypnosis: Findings of an International Survey
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An online survey of 691 clinicians who use hypnosis was conducted in 31 countries to gain a broad real-world picture of current practices, views, and experiences in clinical hypnosis. Among 36 common clinical uses, stress reduction, wellbeing and self-esteem-enhancement, surgery preparations, anxiety interventions, mindfulness facilitation, and labor and childbirth applications were the most frequently rated as highly effective (each by ≥70% of raters) in the clinicians' own experience. Adverse hypnosis-associated effects had been encountered by 55% of clinicians but were generally short-lived and very rarely judged as serious. The most common hypnosis approaches used were Ericksonian (71%), hypnotic relaxation therapy (55%), and traditional hypnosis (50%). Almost all respondents reported regularly using other therapeutic modalities alongside hypnosis. Among a range of client variables potentially affecting therapy, most clinicians rated hypnotist-client rapport (88%) and client motivation (75%) as very or extremely important factors for successful hypnotherapy. The majority of respondents had conducted hypnosis treatment via teletherapy, and 54% of those estimated it to be as effective as in-person treatment.
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In a recent large-scale international survey among hypnosis practitioners, rapport with the client was rated as the most important factor in producing desirable clinical hypnosis therapeutic outcomes.
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- Authors
- Palsson, O. S., Kekecs, Z., De Benedittis, G., Moss, D., Elkins, G. R., Terhune, D. B., Varga, K., Shenefelt, P. D., & Whorwell, P. J.
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Milano, Italy
- Saybrook University (US)
- Baylor University (US)
- King's College London (GB)
- Eötvös Loránd University (HU)
- University of South Florida (US)
- Wythenshawe Hospital (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Palsson, Olafur S.
- Venue
- International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2023-03-13
- Volume
- 71
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 92-114
- ISSN
- 0020-7144 (ISSN-L)
- 1744-5183
- OpenAlex
- W4324018059
- Cited by
- 47
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 11
- FWCI
- 7.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences) (acceptedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
- Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion)
- Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- János Bolyai Research Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Science and the Bolyai+ Scholarship of the Új Nemzeti Kiválóság Program
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Oral Surgery › Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
- Keywords
- hypnotherapy, physician practice, stress reduction, well-being, self-esteem, anxiety, labor and childbirth, Ericksonian hypnosis, client motivation, external beam radiotherapy
- MeSH terms
- Anxiety Disorders, Humans, Hypnosis, Surveys and Questionnaires, Relaxation Therapy, Mindfulness
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