You may have wondered if you can quit smoking through hypnosis? Here are some scientific statistics on it. I'll let the facts speak for themselves:
"Here is a brief review of some of the medical research evidence on the effectiveness of hypnosis:
90.6% Success Rate for Smoking Cessation Using Hypnosis
Of 43 consecutive patients undergoing this treatment protocol, 39 reported remaining abstinent from tobacco use at follow-up (6 months to 3 years post-treatment). This represents a 90.6% success rate using hypnosis.
(University of Washington School of Medicine, Depts. of Anesthesiology and Rehabilitation Medicine, Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2001 Jul;49(3):257-66. Barber J. )
87% Reported Abstinence From Tobacco Use With Hypnosis
A field study of 93 male and 93 female CMHC outpatients examined the facilitation of smoking cessation by using hypnosis. At 3-month follow-up, 86% of the men and 87% of the women reported continued abstinence from the use of tobacco using hypnosis.
(Performance by gender in a stop-smoking program combining hypnosis and aversion. Johnson DL, Karkut RT. Adkar Associates, Inc., Bloomington, Indiana. Psychol Rep. 1994 Oct;75(2):851-7.
PMID: 7862796 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] )
81% Reported They Had Stopped Smoking After Hypnosis
Thirty smokers enrolled in an HMO were referred by their primary physician for treatment. Twenty-one patients returned after an initial consultation and received hypnosis for smoking cessation. At the end of treatment, 81% of those patients reported that they had stopped smoking, and 48% reported abstinence at 12 months post-treatment.
(Texas A&M University, System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, College Station, TX USA. Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2004 Jan;52(1):73-81. Clinical hypnosis for smoking cessation: preliminary results of a three-session intervention. Elkins GR, Rajab MH)
Hypnosis Patients Twice As Likely To Remain Smoke-Free After Two Years
Study of 71 smokers showed that after a two-year follow up, patients that quit with hypnosis were twice as likely to remain smoke-free than those who quit on their own.
Guided health imagery for smoking cessation and long-term abstinence.
(Wynd, CA. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2005; 37:3, pages 245-250.)
Hypnosis More Effective Than Drug Interventions For Smoking Cessation
Group hypnosis sessions, evaluated at a less effective success rate (22% success) than individualized hypnosis sessions. However, group hypnosis sessions were still demonstrated here as being more effective than drug interventions.
(Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Columbus, OH 43210, USA Descriptive outcomes of the American Lung Association of Ohio hypnotherapy smoking cessation program. Ahijevych K, Yerardi R, Nedilsky N. )
Hypnosis Most Effective Says Largest Study Ever: 3 Times as Effective as Patch and 15 Times as Effective as Willpower.
Hypnosis is the most effective way of giving up smoking, according to the largest ever scientific comparison of ways of breaking the habit. A meta-analysis, statistically combining results of more than 600 studies of 72,000 people from America and Europe to compare various methods of quitting. On average, hypnosis was over three times as effective as nicotine replacement methods and 15 times as effective as trying to quit alone.
(University of Iowa, Journal of Applied Psychology, How One in Five Give Up Smoking. October 1992.)
(Also New Scientist, October 10, 1992.)"
References
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During the past 10 years,hypnotherapy in nyc has slipped quietly into mainstream medicine -- helping people quit smoking, even cut back or stop using pain and anxiety medications.There's good research backing it up. But many people don't really understand what hypnosis is all about.Marc Oster, PsyD, a Chicago psychologist, relies on self-hypnosis when he gets dental work done. "I get novacaine, just like other patients, but I don't need as much of it because I'm under hypnosis. Afterward, I can go back to work for a full day. When the novacaine wears off, I don't have the pain, the jaw ache, or the headache that other people have," he tells WebMD.Hypnosis is merely a tool,a technique to tap into the subconscious, says Oster, who heads the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis.
ReplyDeleteOne of my friends suggested me that quit smoking hypnosis is a way that includes the techniques that the cigarette smoking therapist utilizes to help smokers grow to be nonsmokers. Thanks for your article !!
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