Article: Effect and course of tape-based hypnotherapy in subjects suffering from insomnia

This study examines the efficacy of hypnotherapeutic audiotapes on 21 subjects suffering from chronic insomnia. Both group and single-case analyses are preformed. A consecutive sample

was enrolled in a prospective two-period treatment protocol. Following a 7-day conventional baseline phase, a supplemental tape-based hypnotherapeutic treatment was administered for the following three weeks. Tapes included metaphoric suggestions with regard to several typical symptoms of sleep disorders. Subjects kept a sleep diary that recorded several sleeping parameters for the whole period of 28 days. Results from group comparisons showed a significant improvement of the five diary variables for all ...

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