• Mark P Jensen, Joseph Barber, Marisol A Hanley, Joyce M Engel, Joan M Romano, Diana D Cardenas, George H Kraft, Amy J Hoffman, and David R Patterson.
• Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-6490, USA. mjensen@u.washington.edu
• Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2008 Apr 1; 56 (2): 156-69.

AbstractData from 26 participants in a case series of hypnotic analgesia for chronic pain were examined to determine the long-term effects of hypnosis treatment. Statistically significant decreases in average daily pain intensity, relative to pretreatment values, were observed at posttreatment and at 3- and 9-month follow-up but not at 6- or 12-month follow-up. The percent of participants who reported clinically meaningful decreases in pain were 27%, 19%, 19%, and 23%, at the 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month follow-up points, respectively. Moreover, at 12-months posttreatment, 81% of the sample reported that they still used the self-hypnosis skills learned in treatment. Overall, the results indicate that about 20% of the sample obtained substantial and lasting long-term reductions in average daily pain following hypnosis treatment and that many more continue to use self-hypnosis up to 12 months following treatment.

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