International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

Cancer can provoke fatigue, sleep disturbances, and emotional distress. Hypnosis interventions have shown positive short-term effects on these symptoms. However, less is known about their long-term effects. This study assessed the short- and long-term effects of a group intervention combining self-care and self-hypnosis on these symptoms in posttreatment cancer patients. Ninety-five female cancer survivors were randomized to either a hypnosis group intervention or wait-list control. Results showed significant decreases in fatigue, sleep difficulties and emotional distress after intervention for the hypnosis group intervention in comparison to the wait-list control. Most of these positive effects were maintained at 1-year follow-up. Most participants received the hypnosis group intervention approximately 10.65 months after diagnosis, and it is possible that delivering the intervention earlier after diagnosis could have achieved a more robust impact. Further studies are needed to replicate these results in comparison to an active control condition and investigate the best time postdiagnosis for initiating the intervention.

Charlotte Grégoire

Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville

Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse

Guy Jerusalem

Sylvie Willems

Isabelle Bragard

Randomized, Controlled Trial of an Intervention Combining Self-Care and Self-Hypnosis on Fatigue, Sleep, and Emotional Distress in Posttreatment Cancer Patients: 1-Year Follow-Up

随机对照试验：结合自我护理和自我催眠的干预对癌症治疗后患者疲劳、睡眠和情绪困扰的影响：1年随访

The authors asked breast cancer (BC) patients to participate in 1 of 3 mind-body interventions (cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), yoga, or self-hypnosis) to explore their feasibility, ease of compliance, and impact on the participants' distress, quality of life (QoL), sleep, and mental adjustment. Ninety-nine patients completed an intervention (CBT: n = 10; yoga: n = 21; and self-hypnosis: n = 68). Results showed high feasibility and high compliance. After the interventions, there was no significant effect in the CBT group but significant positive effects on distress in the yoga and self-hypnosis groups, and, also, on QoL, sleep, and mental adjustment in the self-hypnosis group. In conclusion, mind-body interventions can decrease distress in BC patients, but RCTs are needed to confirm these findings.

Anne-Marie Etienne

Philippe Coucke

Eric Lifrange

Hélène Schroeder

Aurélie Wagener

Gilles Dupuis

A Nonrandomized Comparison Study of Self-Hypnosis, Yoga, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Emotional Distress in Breast Cancer Patients.

乳腺癌患者情绪困扰缓解的自我催眠、瑜伽与认知行为疗法非随机对照研究

Controlling acute pain for individuals undergoing orthopedic surgery is highly desirable as it is related to various treatment outcomes. Immersive, virtual reality hypnosis (VRH) is one potential treatment modality to aid in pain management. This three-arm, randomized clinical trial evaluated the efficacy of two hypnosis interventions for reducing post-surgical pain and anxiety in addition to evaluating the effects on sleep quality, mental health, and physical functioning. Results indicated no statistically significant main effects associated with intervention groups for pre-post change scores of pain intensity (F(3, 177) = 0.35,

Joshua R. Rhodes

Chris E. Corlett

Mark P. Jensen

David R. Patterson

Immersive Virtual Reality to Reduce Pain and Anxiety in Individuals Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery for Acute Trauma: A Randomized Clinical Trial

沉浸式虚拟现实用于减少急性创伤骨科手术患者疼痛和焦虑的随机临床试验

The aim of this study was to test the clinical feasibility of hypnotherapy in the management of fatigue and sleep disturbances among multiple sclerosis (MS) patients in the south of Iran. Forty patients aged 25-47 were enrolled, and 22 (19 females, 3 males) completed eight 50-minute sessions of hypnotherapy for 10 weeks. Patients were required to practice the hypnotherapy sessions at home throughout the week. Participants completed the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) at baseline and after the final hypnotherapy session. The mean MFI score was significantly reduced by 8.19 points following hypnotherapy (

Masoud Mohammadi

Maryam Owjfard

Arashk Mallahzadeh

Amir Masoud Farahmand

Etrat Hooshmandi

Tahereh Fereydoonnezhad

Sadegh Izadi

Feasibility of Hypnotherapy in Fatigue and Sleep Disturbance Management in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Disease

多发性硬化症患者疲劳与睡眠障碍管理中催眠疗法的可行性

For over a decade, the growing use of smartphone apps provided a way to make hypnotherapy more widely accessible. However, available apps vary widely in the quality of hypnosis provided to users. This study systematically reviewed apps delivering some form of hypnotherapy intervention and summarized their characteristics. Using hypnosis-related search terms, a list of apps was generated, yielding 679 unique hypnosis apps across both Android and iOS stores, and 168 apps met inclusion criteria for this review. The most common app targets were sleep (k = 94, 56.0%), relaxation/meditation (k = 92, 54.8%), and stress (k = 62, 36.9%). Only 34 (20.2%) of the apps indicated that the developer or person providing hypnosis was trained in hypnosis. Thirteen (7.7%) apps included some claim of evidence-based treatment. Only four apps reported inclusion in a clinical efficacy trial. Relationships between key app characteristics were explored using chi-square analysis. Though hypnotherapy apps have much potential in health care, apps based upon evidence-based protocols and empirical research are limited at this time.

Katherine Scheffrahn

Cameron T. Alldredge

Morgan Snyder

Gary R. Elkins

Hypnosis Apps: A Systematic Review

催眠应用：系统综述

Peter Naish

Editorial Letter: Special Issue in Collaboration with the <i>European Society of Hypnosis</i>

编辑信：与《欧洲催眠学会》合作的特刊

When used separately, virtual reality (VR) and mind-body therapies (MBTs) have the potential to reduce pain across various acute and chronic conditions. While their combination is increasingly used, no study offers a consolidated presentation of VR and MBTs. This study aims to propose an overview of the effectiveness of VR combined with MBTs (i.e., meditation, mindfulness, relaxation, and hypnosis) to decrease the pain experienced by healthy volunteers or patients. We conducted a scoping review of the literature using PubMed, Science Direct and Google Scholar and included 43 studies. Findings across studies support that VR combined with MBTs is a feasible, well-tolerated, and potentially useful to reduce pain. Their combination also had a positive effect on anxiety, mood, and relaxation. However, insufficient research on this VR/MBTs combination and the lack of multidimensional studies impede a comprehensive understanding of their full potential. More randomized controlled studies are thus needed, with usability evaluation protocols to better understand the effects of VR/MBTs on patients wellbeing and to incorporate them into routine clinical practice.

Mélanie Louras

Rajanikant Panda

Floriane Rousseaux

Michele Carella

Olivia Gosseries

Vincent Bonhomme

Aminata Bicego

Virtual Reality Combined with Mind-Body Therapies for the Management of Pain: A Scoping Review

虚拟现实结合身心疗法用于疼痛管理的范围综述

Abbreviation	Int. J. Clin. Exp. Hypn.
Journal Impact	2.03
Quartiles(Global)	PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL(Q3)

ISSN	0020-7144, 1744-5183
h-index	53

Publication Information	Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.，Publishing cycle: ，Journal Type: journal，Open Access Journals: No
Basic data	Year of publication: 1959，Proportion of original research papers: 95.24%，Self Citation Rate:30.00%， Gold OA Rate: 13.92%

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Randomized, Controlled Trial of an Intervention Combining Self-Care and Self-Hypnosis on Fatigue, Sleep, and Emotional Distress in Posttreatment Cancer Patients: 1-Year Follow-Up

A Nonrandomized Comparison Study of Self-Hypnosis, Yoga, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Emotional Distress in Breast Cancer Patients.

Immersive Virtual Reality to Reduce Pain and Anxiety in Individuals Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery for Acute Trauma: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Feasibility of Hypnotherapy in Fatigue and Sleep Disturbance Management in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Disease

Hypnosis Apps: A Systematic Review

Hypnosis Apps: A Systematic Review

Immersive Virtual Reality to Reduce Pain and Anxiety in Individuals Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery for Acute Trauma: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Feasibility of Hypnotherapy in Fatigue and Sleep Disturbance Management in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Disease

Editorial Letter: Special Issue in Collaboration with the European Society of Hypnosis

Virtual Reality Combined with Mind-Body Therapies for the Management of Pain: A Scoping Review