Becker P M
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Am J Clin Hypn. 1993 Oct;36(2):98-105. doi: 10.1080/00029157.1993.10403051.
Chronic dyssomnia is highly prevalent and has multiple etiologies. Hypnotherapy has been reported as beneficial for insomnia, but the description of the subject populations has been limited. A group of patients was evaluated at a sleep disorders center for a dyssomnia that occurred on at least 3 nights per week for 6 months or more. Six patients accepted hypnotherapy for their persistent psychophysiological insomnia and other sleep disorder diagnoses. Three patients responded to two sessions of structured hypnotherapy. The three responders remained improved at 16-month follow-up. Factors that seemed to contribute to long-term response in this small group of patients included a report of sleeping at least half of the time while in bed, increased hypnotic susceptibility, no history of major depression, and a lack of secondary gain.
慢性睡眠障碍非常普遍且病因多样。催眠疗法已被报道对失眠有益，但对相关受试人群的描述有限。一组患者在睡眠障碍中心接受评估，他们每周至少有三个晚上出现睡眠障碍，持续时间达6个月或更长。六名患者因持续性心理生理性失眠和其他睡眠障碍诊断接受了催眠疗法。三名患者对两阶段的结构化催眠疗法有反应。这三名有反应的患者在16个月的随访中仍保持改善状态。在这一小群患者中，似乎有助于长期疗效的因素包括：报告称卧床时至少有一半时间在睡眠、催眠易感性增加、无重度抑郁病史以及无继发获益。
