TY - JOUR
T1 - Hypnotic enhancement of a cognitive behavioral treatment for public speaking anxiety
AU - Schoenberger, Nancy E.
AU - Kirsch, Irving
AU - Gearan, Paul
AU - Montgomery, Guy
AU - Pastyrnak, Steven L.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - The effectiveness of a multidimensional cognitive behavioral treatment for public speaking anxiety was compared with that of the same treatment supplemented by hypnosis. The hypnotic treatment included all components of the cognitive behavioral treatment. It differed from the nonhypnotic treatment only in that relaxation training was presented as a hypnotic induction, automatic thoughts were referred to as self-suggestions, and explicit hypnotic suggestions for improvement were added. Participants in both treatment conditions improved more than those in a wait-list control group. Moreover, labeling the treatment 'hypnotic' appeared to enhance treatment effectiveness. The hypnotic treatment generated expectancies for greater change among participants than did the nonhypnotic treatment, and these expectancies were correlated with treatment outcome. Implications for the use of hypnosis in treatment are discussed.
AB - The effectiveness of a multidimensional cognitive behavioral treatment for public speaking anxiety was compared with that of the same treatment supplemented by hypnosis. The hypnotic treatment included all components of the cognitive behavioral treatment. It differed from the nonhypnotic treatment only in that relaxation training was presented as a hypnotic induction, automatic thoughts were referred to as self-suggestions, and explicit hypnotic suggestions for improvement were added. Participants in both treatment conditions improved more than those in a wait-list control group. Moreover, labeling the treatment 'hypnotic' appeared to enhance treatment effectiveness. The hypnotic treatment generated expectancies for greater change among participants than did the nonhypnotic treatment, and these expectancies were correlated with treatment outcome. Implications for the use of hypnosis in treatment are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0005-7894(97)80038-X
DO - 10.1016/S0005-7894(97)80038-X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030840968
SN - 0005-7894
VL - 28
SP - 127
EP - 140
JO - Behavior Therapy
JF - Behavior Therapy
IS - 1
ER -