Abstract

Since the publication of the special issue on cognitive hypnotherapy in the Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly (1994), there have been major developments in the application of hypnosis to the treatment of depression. However, there is no "one-size-fits-all" treatment for depressive disorders as the conditions represent a complex set of heterogeneous symptoms, involving multiple etiologies. It is thus important for therapists to promote a multimodal approach to treating depressive disorders. This article describes cognitive hypnotherapy (CH), an evidence-based multimodal psychological treatment that can be applied to a wide range of depressed patients. CH combines hypnosis with cognitive behavior therapy as the latter provides the best integrative lodestone for assimilating empirically supported treatment techniques derived from various psychotherapies.

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Authors

Alladin A

Institution

University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Assen.Alladin@albertahealthservices.ca

Source

The American journal of clinical hypnosis 54:4 2012 Apr pg 275-93

MeSH

Awareness
Cognitive Therapy
Combined Modality Therapy
Depressive Disorder, Major
Humans
Hypnosis
Relaxation Therapy

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22655331