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Kirsch, Irving; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1995
Performed a meta-analysis on 18 studies in which a cognitive-behavioral therapy was compared with the same therapy supplemented by hypnosis. Results indicated that hypnosis substantially enhanced treatment outcome, even though there were few procedural differences between the hypnotic and nonhypnotic treatments. Effects seemed particularly…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Restructuring, Comparative Analysis

Kirsch, Irving – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
In a meta-analysis of the effect of adding hypnosis to cognitive-behavioral treatments for weight reduction, additional data were obtained from authors of two previous studies, and computational inaccuracies in the previous meta-analyses were corrected. Discusses findings. Correlational analyses indicated that the benefits of hypnosis increased…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Counseling, Dietetics