Martaria Rizky Rinaldi, Gilles van Luijtelaar, Nida Ul Hasanat, Kwartarini Wahyu Yuniarti
{"title":"Clinical Hypnosis for Chronic Illnesses: A Scoping Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.","authors":"Martaria Rizky Rinaldi, Gilles van Luijtelaar, Nida Ul Hasanat, Kwartarini Wahyu Yuniarti","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2025.2528232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2025.2528232","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chronic illnesses require a multifaceted treatment approach, and clinical hypnosis has shown promise as a complementary intervention. This scoping review maps the evidence on clinical hypnosis for chronic illness management, focusing on randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Following PRISMA-ScR guidelines and scoping review framework by Arksey and O'Malley's (2005), a systematic search in PubMed and Scopus identified 16 RCTs involving adults with conditions such as fibromyalgia, cancer, obesity, and heart disease. Studies were conducted primarily in Europe and the USA, with sample sizes ranging from 20 to 169, predominantly among middle-aged adults. Hypnosis interventions varied, including relaxation induction, positive imagery, and self-hypnosis, often combined with therapies such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Positive outcomes were found in pain reduction, emotional distress, quality of life, sleep, and fatigue, particularly among patients with fibromyalgia and cancer. This review underscores the potential of clinical hypnosis to reducing pain and enhancing well-being. However, the methodological heterogeneity across studies highlights the need for more rigorous research to optimize hypnosis-based interventions for chronic conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":13896,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"1-30"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144707418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Role of Medical Hypnosis in Alleviating Procedural Anxiety in Pediatric Interventional Radiology: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Naomie Condé, Vicky Fortin, Tatiana Cabrera","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2025.2528240","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2025.2528240","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pediatric interventional radiology procedures often use general anesthesia to manage pain and anxiety, but general anesthesia carries risks. Medical hypnosis, a noninvasive technique, has shown potential, though its application in pediatric interventional radiology is underexplored. This pilot study compared medical hypnosis and general anesthesia in pediatric interventional radiology, focusing on pre- and post-procedural anxiety and overall patient experience. The mean age of the medical hypnosis group was higher than the general anesthesia group. Post-procedural anxiety was significantly lower in the medical hypnosis group compared to the general anesthesia group (<i>p</i> = .003). Additionally, the overall patient experience was rated higher for medical hypnosis (<i>p</i> = .037). Medical hypnosis offers a viable, noninvasive approach to reducing procedural anxiety and enhancing the patient experience in pediatric interventional radiology. Larger-scale studies are needed to validate these findings and optimize medical hypnosis implementation.</p>","PeriodicalId":13896,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144682603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cameron T Alldredge, Meredith Vagner, Chris Corlett, Gary R Elkins
{"title":"Clinical Utility of Mystical Experiences: An Overview and Conceptual Framework.","authors":"Cameron T Alldredge, Meredith Vagner, Chris Corlett, Gary R Elkins","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2025.2526351","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2025.2526351","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mystical experiences (MEs) are often profound and transformative encounters with a transcendent reality. Reported across many cultures and religions, these experiences are commonly characterized by a sense of unity, transcendence of time and space, positive mood, ineffability, and a noetic quality. Theoretical models have emphasized psychological, neurological, and sociocultural explanations to account for their positive effects on individuals, and psychometric tools have been developed to offer standardized methods to assess experience intensity and impact. MEs indicate significant potential in clinical psychology and have demonstrated psychotherapeutic benefit in the treatment of various conditions. We propose a novel conceptual framework to guide future use of MEs in therapeutic contexts, as interest in the mystical realm exponentially grows. The framework centers around the ME itself highlighting a requisite non-ordinary state of consciousness to foster intensely felt experiences occasioning profound psychological impact. The framework posits that MEs require three pre-state factors: invitation, context, and individual aptitude. After experiencing an ME, a necessary mediating factor in experiencing beneficial change is the process of integration.</p>","PeriodicalId":13896,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144682602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Examination of Developmental Factors in False Confessions.","authors":"Madison Gallimore, Elisa Krackow","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2025.2513918","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2025.2513918","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We examined possible developmental factors associated with false confessions. Participants (<i>N</i> = 33) between 13-and-37-years-old (<i>M</i> = 21.79, SD = 6.20) completed a delay discounting task and a pencil-and-paper measure of impulsivity. A researcher accused the participant of having engaged in an accidental wrongdoing. Approximately half the participants confessed. When chronological age and impulsivity scores of confessors and nonconfessors were examined, neither differed significantly, although Bayesian analyses provided moderate evidence that participants who confessed were older. Additionally, some analyses were conducted by creating developmental groups in which participants were divided into ongoing and completed executive functioning (EF) groups, using age as a proxy for EF. False confessions did not differ by EF-proxy developmental group. However, an analysis of the instability of false confession across oral and written modes revealed significant developmental group effects based on specific mode of confession. The reasons people provided for their choice to confess or not confess were examined and are consistent with cases depicted in the literature of false confessions. Forensic implications, as well as the overlap between this work and that of Steven Jay Lynn are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":13896,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"1-22"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144583855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Javier Llinares-Segura, Ana Alarcón, M Elena Mendoza, Joseph P Green, Antonio Capafons
{"title":"The Development and Use of the Valencia Scales of Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Hypnosis.","authors":"Javier Llinares-Segura, Ana Alarcón, M Elena Mendoza, Joseph P Green, Antonio Capafons","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2025.2507720","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00207144.2025.2507720","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The importance of attitudes and beliefs in relation to people's behavior, both in general and within the context of psychological treatment, is undeniable. This is especially true in the field of hypnosis, where misinformation and myths are widespread. In response to a request from, and as a tribute to, Professor Steven Jay Lynn, we summarize the status of the Valencia Scales of Attitudes and Beliefs toward Hypnosis, both the client (VSABH-C) and therapist (VSABH-T) versions. A literature review was conducted in May 2024 across nine databases. The only inclusion criterion was that the studies had to cite and/or use either or both versions of the VSABH scales as a measurement instrument. A total of 73 references were selected and classified into four categories: psychometric analyses, use of the scales, citations, and unpublished references. The findings indicate that the VSABHs are widely used, useful, robust, and versatile scales with international projection, and its 37-item version is recommended. Scholars and practitioners are encouraged to continue the psychometric and applied study of these scales and to undertake adaptation processes in different languages, cultures, and samples, adhering to the guidelines set forth by the International Test Commission (ITC) rather than relying solely on reverse translations.</p>","PeriodicalId":13896,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"1-27"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144333083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How Do \"Ugly Science\" and \"Dirty Science\" Affect the Practice of Clinical Science?","authors":"William O'Donohue, Candice Basterfield","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2025.2506449","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2025.2506449","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Science involves the use of specialized epistemic practices that lead to an increased probability of solving certain kinds of intellectual and applied problems. Science has been extraordinarily successful at solving an enormous number of these problems. However, psychology, particularly clinical science, has not shared a similar outcome regarding the number and degree of such problem solutions-what famously called the \"slow progress of soft psychology.\" Scholars have identified problematic conceptions of the scientific method, replication failures, publishing biases, questionable research practices, faked data, and political biases influencing the scientific literature and thus have questioned the quality of this literature. We analyze this general problem using two constructs: \"ugly science\" and \"dirty science.\" The first denotes a problematic conception of science, and the second is a problematic instantiation of an image of science. The critical question is, how can clinical science function with the unknown prevalence of such problematic science?</p>","PeriodicalId":13896,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144325633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does Hypnosis Aid Memory Retrieval?: A Review of Steven Jay Lynn's Research.","authors":"Elisa Krackow, Jihan Rashed, Islay Thompson","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2025.2508410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2025.2508410","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Steven Jay Lynn was one of the most prolific clinical psychologists who made major contributions to the scientific literature in numerous areas, including in the area of hypnosis and memory. We review this work, limited to studies appearing in empirical journals, with special emphasis on research methodology. Hypnosis did not enhance accurate recall in any study and in some cases impeded recall. In numerous studies, hypnosis increased recall of never-experienced events; this recall persisted over time, and participants were at least moderately confident in their recall of these never-experienced events. We discuss the branching off of this work into the courts and psychotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":13896,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144505642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guy H Montgomery, Joseph P Green, Clément Apelian, Anoushiravan Zahedi, Craig P Polizzi, Devin B Terhune, Steven Jay Lynn
{"title":"Hypnosis at the Crossroads: A Primer of the Past and Visions for the Future.","authors":"Guy H Montgomery, Joseph P Green, Clément Apelian, Anoushiravan Zahedi, Craig P Polizzi, Devin B Terhune, Steven Jay Lynn","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2025.2508407","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00207144.2025.2508407","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The field of hypnosis has intrigued clinicians and researchers alike for more than 200 years. Below, a review of hypnosis is presented from historical, theoretical, experimental, and clinical perspectives in order to provide those readers less aware of the field with a broad foundation. The literature reveals that while theoretically driven experimental research has led to groundbreaking clinical applications, there remains much to be done regarding dissemination of efficacious interventions and our understanding of underlying mechanisms responsible for observed effects. The goal is to inspire readers to pursue innovative work to improve our understanding of hypnosis and the quality of life of patients through clinical application. Along the way, we highlight empirical findings and selective writings of Dr. Steven Jay Lynn who was a tireless champion of hypnosis and psychotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":13896,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"1-39"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12233205/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144325634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring Links Between ACT Scores, STEM Field Preferences, Academic Grades, and Hypnotizability.","authors":"Joseph P Green, Victoria R Bradford","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2025.2506458","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2025.2506458","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Interest in associations between intelligence and hypnotizability spans nearly a century; however, results have been mixed, leaving open the question of whether intelligence or cognitive ability is associated with hypnotic responsiveness. The present study explored links between scores from the American College Testing (ACT) exam, high school and college grade point averages (GPAs), choice of major in a STEM field, and hypnotizability among undergraduate students (<i>N</i> = 221). This study found significant negative correlations between ACT scores and students' initial hypnotizability assessment via the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A. Correlations were consistent across male and female students, behavioral and subjective indices of hypnotizability, and across subsets of HGSHS:A items (i.e., challenge and direct suggestion items). Results from regression analyses showed that ACT scores predicted hypnotizability beyond students' expectancy to be hypnotized. STEM choice and GPAs were not linked to hypnotizability. To date, this is the first exploration of ACT scores and choice of a STEM field as potential correlates of hypnotizability.</p>","PeriodicalId":13896,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144325621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charlie W McDonald, Joseph P Green, Fiona G Sleight, Isabella T Seibert, Steven Jay Lynn
{"title":"The Lynn Hypnotic Engagement Scale (LHES): A Multi-Study Validation.","authors":"Charlie W McDonald, Joseph P Green, Fiona G Sleight, Isabella T Seibert, Steven Jay Lynn","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2025.2508404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2025.2508404","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We evaluated the validity and reliability of a novel measure designed to assess individuals' motivation and willingness to engage with hypnosis, the Lynn Hypnotic Engagement Scale (LHES). Across four studies involving over 800 participants, we assessed the psychometric properties of the scale. We showed that the LHES items are highly reliable and comprise a single factor reflecting an openness to hypnosis, willingness to \"let go\" and experience hypnosis without resistance, engagement with suggestions, and motivation to be hypnotized. We also included several other personality measures across our studies to provide preliminary evidence of convergent and divergent validity of the scale. We discuss the potential utility of the scale to predict hypnotizability and how it relates to both imagined and actual performance on a standardized measure of hypnotic responsiveness. Importantly, we found that the LHES appears to be tapping into particular aspects of hypnotic responding above and beyond expectancy to be hypnotized or interest in hypnosis. We discuss the limitations of our approach and future directions for additional research on the measure.</p>","PeriodicalId":13896,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"1-27"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144325635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}