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Two weight management groups (one using hypnosis and one not using hypnosis) were followed two years after a 9-week study. After that time, the hypnosis group continued to get results while the non-hypnosis group showed no further results. (Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985).
Sixty women were separated into hypnosis versus non-hypnosis groups in a weight loss study. The groups using hypnosis lost an average of 17 pounds, while the non-hypnosis group lost an average of only one-half pound. (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1986).
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The Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (1996) reported a meta-analysis (a compilation study of many articles related to the same topic) that reviewed the results of adding hypnosis to weight loss treatment. Their findings showed that participants who added hypnosis to their treatment increased their weight loss by an average of 97% during treatment, and increased their post-treatment effectiveness by over 146%.
The following studies were used:
Allison, David B.; Faith, Myles S. Hypnosis as an adjunct to cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy for obesity: A meta-analytic reappraisal. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 1996 Jun Vol 64(3) 513-516
Cochrane, Gordon; Friesen, J. (1986). Hypnotherapy in weight loss treatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 54, 489-492.
Kirsch, Irving (1996). Hypnotic enhancement of cognitive-behavioral weight loss treatments--Another meta-reanalysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64 (3), 517-519.
Stradling J, Roberts D, Wilson A, Lovelock F. Controlled trial of hypnotherapy for weight loss in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. International Journal of Obesity Related Metababolic Disorders. 1998 Mar;22(3):278-81.
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