Facts about Clinical Hypnosis
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Hypnotic susceptibility measured by the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale ranges from 0 to 12, with approximately 10 percent of the population classified as highly susceptible to clinical hypnosis.
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Harvard Medical School researchers found that patients undergoing surgical procedures with clinical hypnosis required 50 percent less anesthesia medication than control groups in 2001.
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Irritable bowel syndrome patients treated with clinical hypnosis in a 2003 study by Whorwell demonstrated sustained symptom improvement in 71 percent of participants compared to 37 percent receiving standard medical care alone.
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Dental anxiety patients treated with clinical hypnosis showed a 60 percent reduction in cortisol levels, a primary stress hormone, according to research published in the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis.
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Approximately 75 percent of smokers who underwent clinical hypnosis for smoking cessation remained abstinent at the one-year follow-up in a landmark study by Carmody in 1993.
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Functional MRI studies show that clinical hypnosis activates the anterior cingulate cortex, reducing activity in brain regions associated with pain perception and emotional response.
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A randomized controlled trial by Spiegel et al. in 1989 demonstrated that breast cancer patients receiving clinical hypnosis for pain management required significantly less chemotherapy medication than the control group.
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In a 2016 meta-analysis of 18 studies, clinical hypnosis reduced chronic pain intensity by an average of 29 percent compared to control groups.
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The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis established in 1957 requires members to complete a minimum of 40 hours of approved training in clinical hypnosis.