Key result
Hypnosis interventions were reported as successful in 79% of the 54 analyzed studies, predominantly for medical applications such as pain and cancer, despite widespread methodological flaws like failing to measure hypnotic susceptibility.
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54 articles on hypnosis interventions published between January 2002 and June 2013 indexed in the SCOPUS…
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Reported hypnosis success in pain and cancer warrants clinical caution; leaves open true efficacy pending rigorous trials with susceptibility assessment.
This scientometric analysis highlights the growing application and reported success of hypnosis in medical and behavioral fields, while identifying a critical methodological flaw in most studies regarding the lack of susceptibility testing.
Miguel A. Muñoz (2017) conducted a review in Various conditions (pain, cancer, anxiety, sleep disorders) (n=54). Hypnosis was evaluated on Reported success of intervention. Hypnosis interventions were reported as successful in 79% of the 54 analyzed studies, predominantly for medical applications such as pain and cancer, despite widespread methodological flaws like failing to measure hypnotic susceptibility.
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