Cochrane Library
14-06-2019
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Hypnotherapy for Smoking Cessation

Summary: Hypnotherapy is widely promoted as a method for aiding smoking cessation. It is intended to act on underlying impulses to weaken the desire to smoke or strengthen the will to stop. In a review conducted by Joanne Barnes and colleagues, hypnotherapy interventions were found to be as effective as other forms of behavioral support six months after treatment. While hypnotherapy helped people quit, it was unclear whether it was any more beneficial than other approaches