Willingness and Accessibility of a Hypnosis Intervention for Anxiety Among a Low Socioeconomic Status Population.

Objective: This survey study aimed to investigate the willingness and accessibility of a hypnosis intervention for anxiety among low socioeconomic status patients in a primary care setting. Methods: Participants were asked to complete a one-page survey during a scheduled office visit with their primary care provider. Survey questions included participants' interest in hypnosis as a treatment for anxiety, how many sessions they would be willing/able to attend, how they would prefer access to a recorded hypnosis intervention, and items relating to anxiety, including the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 measure. Results: Two hundred participants (71.5% female) completed the survey with a mean age of 43.16 (standard deviation = 15.78). Over half (54.6%) of the survey participants reported that they experience anxiety, and 74% of the participants indicated that they would be interested in hypnosis if it were recommended by their provider for anxiety. Discussion: Given the high prevalence of anxiety among survey participants, there exists a clear need for effective and accessible treatment options. These results demonstrate the willingness of individuals to use hypnosis for anxiety and to engage in remote hypnosis interventions.

Feasibility of Attention Restoration Theory-Driven Hypnotherapy for Fatigue in Cancer Survivors.

This study aimed to assess the feasibility of Attention Restoration Theory (ART)-driven hypnotherapy to address cancer-related fatigue (CRF). Six participants with CRF completed the study. Participants completed measures of fatigue and pain pre- and posttreatment of 5 sessions of ART-driven hypnotherapy, each of which followed a treatment manual. Results indicate that participants experienced reductions in fatigue, fatigue bothersomeness, and pain following the intervention. Additionally, participants reported high levels of treatment satisfaction. This innovative intervention of ART-driven hypnotherapy appears to be feasible and warrants further study in a controlled trial with a larger sample.

PSYCHOLOGICAL MINDEDNESS, ATTITUDES TOWARD HYPNOSIS, AND EXPECTANCY AS CORRELATES OF HYPNOTIZABILITY.

This study aimed to understand how psychological mindedness, attitudes toward hypnosis, and expectancy of hypnotizability are related to hypnotizability. Ninety-one undergraduate students were given measures pertaining to attitudes toward hypnosis, psychological mindedness, and self-ratings of expectancy of hypnotizability. The subjects were then administered the Elkins Hypnotizability Scale (EHS). Results demonstrated a significant correlation between participant scores on the EHS and the Attitudes Toward Hypnosis Scale (r = .401, p < .01) and self-ratings of expectancy of hypnotizability (r = .391, p < .01). The results of this study did not reveal any statistically significant correlations between psychological mindedness and hypnotizability (r = .113, p > .29) or expectancy of hypnotizability (r = .175, p > .10). Additional research is needed to fully understand the relationship between psychological mindedness and hypnotizability.