ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
De-stress your physiological activation by compressing your imagination: a brief session of hypnosis decreases sympathetic stress response in moderately stressed dentists.
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- Hypnosis reshapes multilevel stress response and enhances executive performance in stressed medical students.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Self-compassion as a well-being strategy against burnout among dentists: a controlled intervention study.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- From stress to success: using physiological data to predict cardiopulmonary resuscitation simulation performance.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Alleviating Job-Related Burnout in Medical Professionals through Guided Imagery Hypnotherapy.Journal of evidence-based integrative medicineArticle
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Abstract
Aim: This study aims to explore the effect of hypnosis on dentists' physiological stress management. Methods: The study included 20 dentists (mean = 30, SD = 7.37) from the Dental Clinic of the University of Padua. Stress assessment was performed by recording several physiological parameters, including heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV), electrodermal activity (EDA), skin conductance responses (SCRs), and the administration of the psychological stress perceived stress scale (PSS-10). Following hypnosis induction, participants were led to recall and relive a previously agreed-upon, pleasant experience, while the related psycho-physiological changes were monitored. The hypnosis session was planned on a regular working day. Physiological parameters were recorded using the Empatica E4 wristband and eSense galvanometer. Measurements were taken at baseline, during hypnosis, and after dehypnotization. Results: Participants exhibited moderate stress levels before hypnosis (mean PSS-10 = 17.1 ± 8.1). After hypnosis, a significant and large decrease in SCRs (T-test = 3.24, DF = 19, Conclusion: Our data suggest that hypnosis could be a valuable resource for stressed dentists. Longitudinal controlled studies and larger samples are necessary to corroborate our results and to check the durability of effects over time. Anyway, our results suggests that a short session of hypnosis (or perhaps, self-hypnosis) during a regular working day may help relieve the sympathetic stress response.
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