RESEARCH SUMMARIES SUPPORTING HYPNOSIS FOR WEIGHT LOSS
1. Hypnosis Over 30 Times as Effective for Weight Loss
Cochrane, Gordon; Friesen, J. (1986). Hypnotherapy in weight loss treatment.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 54, 489-492.
Investigated the effects of hypnosis in weight loss for 60 females, at least 20% overweight. Treatment included group hypnosis with metaphors for ego- strengthening, decision making and motivation, ideomotor exploration in individual hypnosis, and group hypnosis with maintenance suggestions. Hypnosis was more effective than a control group 17lbs vs. 0.5 lbs on follow-up.
2. Years Later Hypnosis Subjects Continued To Lose Significant Weight
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (1985)
109 people completed a behavioral treatment for weight management either with or without the addition of hypnosis. At the end of the 9-week program, both interventions resulted in significant weight reduction. At 8-month and 2-year follow-ups, the hypnosis subjects were found to have continued to lose significant weight, while those in the behavioral-treatment-only group showed little further change.
3. Hypnosis Subjects Lost More Weight Than 90% of Others and Kept it Off
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Allison DB, Faith MS. Hypnosis as an adjunct to cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy for obesity: a meta-analytic reappraisal. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1996;64(3):513-516.
Researchers analyzed 18 studies comparing a cognitive behavioral therapy, such as relaxation training, guided imagery, self monitoring or goal setting with the same therapy supplemented by hypnosis.
Those who received the hypnosis lost more weight than 90 percent of the non hypnosis, and maintained the weight loss two years after treatment ended.
4. Hypnosis More Than Doubled Average Weight Loss
Kirsch, Irving (1996).
Hypnotic enhancement of cognitive-behavioral weight loss treatments--Another meta-reanalysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64 (3), 517-519.
Study of the effect of adding hypnosis to cognitive- behavioral treatments for weight reduction, additional data were obtained from authors of 2 studies. Analyses indicated that the benefits of hypnosis increased substantially over time.
5. Hypnosis Showed Significantly Lower Post-Treatment Weights
Weight loss for women: studies of smokers and nonsmokers using hypnosis and multi-component treatments with and without overt aversion.- Johnson DL
Psychology Reprints. 1997 Jun;80(3 Pt 1):931-3.
Two studies compared overweight smoking and non-smoking adult women in an hypnosis-based, weight-loss program. Both achieved significant weight losses and decreases in Body Mass Index. Follow-up study replicated significant weight losses and declines in Body Mass Index. The overt aversion and hypnosis program yielded significantly lower post-treatment weights and a greater average number of pounds lost.
6. Hypnotherapy group with stress reduction achieved significantly more weight loss than the other two treatments.
J Stradlinga, D Roberts, A Wilson and F Lovelock
Chest Unit, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7LJ, UK
Randomized, controlled, parallel study of two forms of hypnotherapy (directed at stress reduction or energy intake reduction), vs dietary advice alone in 60 obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea on nasal continuous positive airway pressure treatment.
7. Hypnosis can more than double the effects of traditional weight loss approaches
University of Connecticut
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology in 1996 (Vol. 64, No. 3, pgs 517-519)
… An analysis of five weight loss studies reported in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology in 1996 showed that the " … weight loss reported in the five studies indicates that hypnosis can more than double the effects" of traditional weight loss approaches.
8. Weight loss is greater where hypnosis is utilized
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (1996)
Research into cognitive-behavioral weight loss treatments established that weight loss is greater where hypnosis is utilized. It was also established that the benefits of hypnosis increase over time.
9. Showed Hypnosis As “An Effective Way To Lose Weight”
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (1986)
A study of 60 females who were at least 20% overweight and not involved in other treatment showed hypnosis is an effective way to lose weight
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