A Comparison Study in an American Health Magazine reported the following findings from a recent ( 2007 ) study :
• Psychoanalysis: 38% recovery after 600 sessions
• Behavior Therapy: 72% recovery after 22 sessions
• Hypnotherapy: 93% recovery after 6 sessions
The Wall Street Journal ( 7th October 2003 ) under a heading of ‘Altered States : Hypnosis Goes Mainstream ‘ indicated that
‘ Major hospitals are now using hypnosis for fractures, cancer, burns, pain relief, gastrointestinal disorders, childbirth, treatment of haemophilia and treatment of phobias and that many hospitals now have staff hypnotists. ‘
In addition the British Psychological Society ( BPS ) recently stated ( June 6th 2011 )
‘ Hypnotherapy should be used more frequently as treatment, with it being particularly useful for pain relief ’
according to Dr Peter Naish, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the Open University and President elect of the Hypnosis Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, who also stated that it works as more than a placebo effect. He was speaking on the Today programme on radio 4 on 6th June 2011 and explained that cancer nurses could become trained in hypnotherapy thus saving the NHS money and showing it to the general public as a ‘normal’ treatment. John Castleton ( Chartered Counselling Psychologies ) added that
‘Hypnosis has been an area of public and professional interest for centuries and, as the BPS said in 2001, Hypnosis is a valid subject for scientific study and research and a proven therapeutic medium. When used appropriately, hypnotherapy is a useful addition to a practitioners ‘ tool kit ’ and brings together a range of psychotherapeutic techniques that can assist with personal development, emotional difficulties and research has shown some health conditions.’ – ( 14th June 2011 ).