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Hypnosis

Hypnosis (also called hypnotherapy) has been studied for a number of conditions, including state anxiety (e.g., before medical procedures or surgeries), headaches, smoking cessation, pain control, hot flashes in breast cancer survivors, and irritable bowel syndrome.

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General Information

Research Spotlights

Hypnosis May Reduce Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Survivors
(09/22/08)
Self-Hypnosis Beneficial for Women Undergoing Breast Biopsy
(12/15/06)

Ongoing Medical Studies

Find Active Medical Research Studies on Hypnosis (ClinicalTrials.gov)

Multimedia

Hypnosis and Group Support in Medical Care: Altering Perception and Reality (NIH Videocast)

For Health Professionals

NCCAM Clinical Digest

Clinical Digest: Stress and Relaxation Techniques
Clinical Digest: Irritable Bowel Syndrome and CAM
Clinical Digest: Cancer and CAM
Clinical Digest: Chronic Pain and CAM

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Integrative Oncology: Complementary Therapies and Botanicals (Society for Integrative Oncology) [280KB PDF]
Integrative Oncology in Lung Cancer (Chest) [450KB PDF]
Management of Fibromyalgia Syndrome in Adults (University of Texas, School of Nursing)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder—Associated Nightmares (Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine)

Continuing Education (CME, CEU)

Hypnosis and Group Support in Medical Care: Altering Perception and Reality (NIH Videocast)
NCCAM Videolecture: Mind-Body Medicine

Scientific Literature

Systematic Reviews/Reviews/Meta-analysis (PubMed®)
Randomized Controlled Trials (PubMed®)