{"id":428,"date":"2020-06-15T23:51:33","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T23:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integrativemedicine.org\/go\/?p=428"},"modified":"2024-06-26T23:55:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T23:55:51","slug":"a-new-treatment-for-stress-which-combines-mindfulness-with-hypnotherapy-has-shown-positive-results-in-a-baylor-university-pilot-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/integrativemedicine.org\/go\/a-new-treatment-for-stress-which-combines-mindfulness-with-hypnotherapy-has-shown-positive-results-in-a-baylor-university-pilot-study\/","title":{"rendered":"A new treatment for stress which combines mindfulness with hypnotherapy has shown positive results in a Baylor University pilot study"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A new treatment for stress which combines mindfulness with hypnotherapy has shown positive results in a Baylor University pilot study<\/strong><\/p>\n

Summary: A new treatment for stress which combines mindfulness with hypnotherapy has shown positive results in a Baylor University pilot study. The intervention is called \u201cmindful hypnotherapy.\u201d \u201cMindfulness is a type of meditation that involves focusing attention on present moment awareness. It can help people cope with stress, but can require months of practice and training,\u201d said researcher Gary Elkins, Ph.D., director of the Mind-Body Medicine Research Laboratory at Baylor University. \u201cHypnosis also involves focusing attention, but it includes mental imagery, relaxation, and suggestions for symptom reduction.\u201d Hypnosis interventions are typically brief and have been used in pain and symptom management in clinical practice. The study\u2019s basic premise is that using hypnosis to deliver mindfulness goals could have many advantages. \u201cCombining mindfulness and hypnotherapy in a single session is a novel intervention that may be equal to or better than existing treatments, with the advantage of being more time-effective, less daunting, and easier to use,\u201d he said. \u201cThis could be a valuable option for treating anxiety and stress reduction.\u201d As a brief intervention, mindful therapy could be widely disseminated and is an innovative new mind-body therapy. The study is published in the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. Elkins noted that while mindfulness by itself can be an effective treatment for stress and anxiety for some people, it typically is provided in eight weekly sessions that last two hours or more each week and include an all-day retreat of eight or more hours. That amount of time \u2013 more than 24 therapy hours \u2013 may be a burden in cost and time for some people. Also, research has not shown that mindfulness-based treatments are consistently superior to standard cognitive behavioral therapy. For the study of mindful hypnotherapy, the Baylor research team recruited 42 individuals with self-reported high stress. Half took part in an intervention of one-hour weekly individual sessions that included hypnosis inductions and suggestions for greater mindfulness. Participants also were given self-hypnosis audio recordings lasting about 20 minutes, each with suggestions for a hypnotic induction, relaxation, and greater mindfulness. The second group did not take part in the intervention. Intervention material focused on present-moment awareness, nonjudgmental awareness of the five senses, nonjudgmental awareness of thoughts and feelings, self-hypnosis, compassion for self and others, awareness of personal values and meaning in life, and transition to long-term practice of mindful hypnotherapy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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