A study undertaken by the Ministry of Health, Malaysia with regards to the efficacy of use of hypnosis in pain management, anxiety, depression & addition
Executive Summary - Clinical Hypnosis Hypnotherapy For Pain Management, Anxiety, Depression & Addiction (Adapted from the report by Dr Erni Zurina Romli)
Looking at hypnosis and its clinical application over the last 40 years
Hypnosis, Hypnotic Phenomena, and Hypnotic Responsiveness: Clinical and Research Foundations—A 40-Year Perspective (Steven Jay Lynn, Joseph P. Green, Craig P. Polizzi, Stacy Ellenberg, Ashwin Gautam & Damla Aksen)
Hypnosis speeds up healings
Ginandes C, Brooks P, Sando W, Jones C & Aker J (2003) Can medical hypnosis accelerate post-surgical wound healing? Results of a clinical trial. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis 45(4) : 333-351
Ginandes CS & Rosenthal DI (1999) Using hypnosis to accelerate the healing of bone fractures: a randomized controlled pilot study. Alternative and Complementary Therapies in Health and Medicine 5(2): 67-75
Johnson DL & Karkut RT (1996) Participation in multicomponent hypnosis treatment programs for women's weight loss with and without overt aversion. Psychological Reports 79 (2):659-68
Self-hypnosis was the only component of the therapeutic education program associated with improvements in the quality of life for children (7 – 17 years old) who have chronic pain syndrome
Delivet H, Dugue S, Ferrari A, Postone S & Dahmani S (2018) Efficacy of Self-hypnosis on Quality of Life For Children with Chronic Pain Syndrome. International Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis 66 (1):43-55