Weizman Noam, Heresco-Levy Uriel, Lichtenberg Pesach
Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Harefuah. 2004 Jan;143(1):42-6, 85, 84.
Hypnosis has a wide variety of applications in medicine. In recent years, recognition has grown for the need to subject the effectiveness of hypnosis to accepted research standards of clinical medicine.
This article aims to review salient studies of the effectiveness of hypnosis in several areas of medicine where hypnosis is commonly employed: analgesia, preparation for medical and surgical procedures, asthma, digestive disturbances, dermatological disorders, bleeding disorders, postsurgical and post-chemotherapeutic nausea and vomiting, and smoking cessation.
This survey emphasizes studies that fulfill accepted standards of clinical research, including randomization, control groups, and adequate sample size.
Firm empirical evidence is to be found for the effectiveness of hypnosis in analgesia. In the other areas reviewed there is also some evidence for the possible clinical value for hypnosis.
Additional research will be necessary to determine the proper place of hypnosis in clinical medical care.
催眠在医学领域有广泛的应用。近年来，人们越来越认识到需要使催眠的有效性符合临床医学公认的研究标准。
本文旨在综述催眠在医学几个常用领域有效性的显著研究：镇痛、医疗和外科手术准备、哮喘、消化功能紊乱、皮肤病、出血性疾病、术后和化疗后恶心呕吐以及戒烟。
本调查重点关注符合临床研究公认标准的研究，包括随机分组、对照组和足够的样本量。
有确凿的实证证据证明催眠在镇痛方面的有效性。在综述的其他领域，也有一些证据表明催眠可能具有临床价值。
需要进一步研究以确定催眠在临床医疗中的适当位置。
