Hypnosis in the treatment of anxiety
Smith, W.H.
Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic 54(2): 209-216
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-9284 PMID: 2194608 Document Number: 360919
Hypnotherapy and training in self-hypnosis can help persons achieve remarkable success in alleviating anxiety, not only in anxiety disorders, but also in any problem involving anxiety. The author describes the role of hypnosis in the treatment of several disorders and provides clinical examples illustrating treatment of generalized anxiety, phobias, and posttraumatic stress disorders. He concludes that because hypnosis exploits the intimate connection between mind and body, it provides relief through improved self-regulation and also beneficially affects cognition and the experience of self-mastery.