Hypnotherapy provides clinically significant treatment for specific medical and psychological disorders.
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Hypnotherapy is supported by clinical studies and guidelines as an effective adjunctive treatment for specific medical and psychological conditions, particularly functional gastrointestinal disorders like irritable bowel syndrome, pain management, and anxiety reduction.
Evidence for · 5
Clinical hypnosis in pediatric care: An adjunctive tool or therapeutic illusion.
2025 · cited by 1
Evidence indicates that pediatric hypnosis helps manage acute and chronic pain, functional gastrointestinal disorders, and anxiety.
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More for · 4
Online Group Hypnotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome-a Pilot Study.
2026 · cited by 0
Online group gut-directed hypnotherapy effectively reduces irritable bowel syndrome symptoms and maintains improvement over time.
Efficacy of Hypnotherapy on Psychosomatic Disorders: A Scoping Review
2025 · cited by 0
Scoping review data show hypnotherapy is a viable adjunctive treatment that lessens symptoms in psychosomatic disorders like IBS and chronic pain.
Paediatric functional abdominal pain disorders.
2020 · cited by 0
Mind-targeted interventions such as hypnotherapy demonstrate favorable clinical efficacy and improve quality of life in pediatric functional abdominal pain disorders.
British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the management of irritable bowel syndrome.
2021 · cited by 0
Professional gastroenterology guidelines support psychological therapies like hypnotherapy in the evidence-based management of irritable bowel syndrome.