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ArticleThe International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis

Current Practices, Experiences, and Views in Clinical Hypnosis: Findings of an International Survey.

Olafur S Palsson, Zoltan Kekecs, Giuseppe De Benedittis, Donald Moss, Gary R Elkins, Devin B Terhune, Katalin Varga, Philip D Shenefelt, Peter J Whorwell

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Article in The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Heart Rate Variability, Hypnosis, and Psychotherapy.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2025
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  10. Hypnotizability in the Clinic, Viewed from the Laboratory.The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 8 institutions in 5 countries.

Olafur S PalssonDepartment of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA.
Zoltan KekecsInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Giuseppe De BenedittisDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Milano, Italy.
Donald MossCollege of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences, Saybrook University, Pasadena, California, USA.
Gary R ElkinsDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA.
Devin B TerhuneDepartment of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK.
Katalin VargaInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0003-0141-6596
Philip D ShenefeltDepartment of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA.
Peter J WhorwellNeurogastroenterology Unit, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK.
Eötvös Loránd University · HUBaylor University · USKing's College London · GBSaybrook University · USUniversity of Milan · ITUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USUniversity of South Florida · USWythenshawe Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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HypnosisMindfulnessAnxiety DisordersHumansRelaxation TherapySurveys and QuestionnairesAdverse eventsclinical hypnosisclinical practiceeffectivenesssurveyteletherapy

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PMID36912647
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