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How to Put Hypnosis Into a Placebo Pill? Publisher Pubmed



Gholamrezaei A1, 2 ; Emami MH2, 3
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  1. 1. Clinical Hypnotherapy Research Group, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Poursina Hakim Research Institute, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Internal Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine Published:2008


Abstract

Many case studies and several controlled clinical trials have indicated the effectiveness of hypnotherapy for some medical conditions. However, because of methodological inadequacies hypnotherapy is still criticized for not having strong scientific evidence to support its claims. While randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial is generally accepted as the gold standard study design, creating a credible placebo control for hypnotherapy is a major challenge. This paper recommends neutral hypnosis as a credible placebo control for hypnotherapy trials. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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