Hypnosis And Hypnotherapy Scientific Research

In the 1890s – In 1892, the British Medical Association (BMA) commissioned a team of doctors to evaluate the effects of hypnosis and hypnotherapy. After the evaluation, the committee returned with a report that they were more than satisfied with the genuineness of the hypnotic state. The committee believed hypnosis effectively alleviated many ailments like sleeping (insomnia), overcoming anxiety disorders, and relieving pain.

The 1950s – In 1955, a sub-committee of the (BMA) British Medical Association called the “Psychological Medicine Group” led by the eminent T. Ferguson Rodger was commissioned to do another more comprehensive report about hypnosis. After consulting with many of the leading experts in the field of hypnosis for over two years, they completed a report published by the British Medical Journal titled “Medical use of hypnotism.”

Hypnosis And Hypnotherapy In Medical Practice

The report stated that hypnotism should be considered for use in medical practice. The committee also commented on how hypnosis was a unique tool that could be used for psychosomatic disorders. Hypnosis has proved very useful in removing the symptoms of unwanted habits, behaviours, and emotions.

The committee also concluded that hypnotism was not only effective in the treatment of psychiatric disabilities but also could be helpful in the production of analgesia, anaesthesia, dental procedures, surgical procedures, and pain relief in childbirth. In the same journal edition, they published that they had discovered abundant evidence from the last 100 years that hypnotism works.

Hypnosis And Hypnotherapy In 1958

The American Medical Association produced a more comprehensive report that endorsed the BMA report in 1955 and concluded that self-hypnosis has a recognized place in the medical profession. They recognized the effectiveness of hypnosis in treating illness when used by professional dentists and medical professionals. Hypnotherapy was also recognized by the AMA rendered hypnotherapy an orthodox treatment.

Hypnosis And hypnotherapy in the 1990s 

In the United States of America, the “National Institute for Health” put together an official statement that concluded that hypnosis was very effective in helping patients overcome chronic pain for people living with cancer as well as other conditions such as tension, headaches, jaw pain, and (IBS) irritable bowel syndrome.

More research was compiled by the British Medical Journal about hypnotherapy and relaxation therapies, which concluded that hypnotherapy could also be used effectively for nausea, overcoming panic disorders and phobias, stopping anxiety, weight control, and asthma.

Hypnosis And Hypnotherapy In 2001

The British Psychological Society commissioned a report by experts in the field of psychology entitled “The Nature of Hypnosis,” in which the remit was to produce a statement about the application of hypnosis for clinical purposes, entertainment, and training. They concluded that enough studies had been published and accumulated to suggest that hypnotic procedures may benefit patients in treating many conditions in medicine, psychotherapy, and psychiatry.

They noted that evidence existed that hypnotic procedures were very effective in overcoming psychosomatic illness symptoms, including migraines, gastric-intestinal complaints, irritable bowel syndrome, skin complaints like eczema hives, and psoriasis. There was also evidence that self-hypnosis could significantly help with weight control and stopping smoking.

Hypnosis And Hypnotherapy In 2003

Erich Flammer and Dr Walter Bongartz from the University of Konstanz in Germany published their analysis on the effectiveness of hypnotherapy. They examined psychosomatic illness, stopping smoking, anxiety, and pain relief data. They showed that hypnotherapy was very effective in overcoming many different medical problems.

Undoubtedly, the boundaries of hypnotherapy in modern times will be significantly moved forward thanks to the work of hypnotists Dave Elman, Ormond McGill, Milton Erickson, Gerald Kein, and many other professional hypnotherapists.

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