The Psychiatric quarterly
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The Psychiatric quarterly · Jan 1979
Case ReportsAdverse reactions to hypnotherapy in obese adolescents: a developmental viewpoint.
Hypnotherapy is a method of treatment for resistant obesity. This study was undertaken to ascertain the efficacy and/or risks it holds for adolescents. All tended to see hypnosis as a quick solution to longstanding problems. ⋯ These included: dissociated state, depersonalization, anxiety and fears. Patients who were not in a deep state of hypnosis were disappointed and viewed this as another failure experience. The severe side effects were observed in those patients in the earlier developmental phases of adolescence.