Effects of hypnotic, placebo, and salicylic acid treatments on wart regression.
Subjects with warts on their hands and/or feet were randomly assigned to a hypnotic suggestion, topical salicylic acid, placebo, or no treatment control condition. Subjects in the three treated groups developed equivalent expectations of treatment success. Nevertheless, at the six-week follow-up interval only the hypnotic subjects had lost significantly more warts than the no treatment controls. Theoretical implications are discussed.
Spanos
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Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
Williams
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Gwynn
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D000287:Administration, Topical; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D012459:Salicylates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020156:Salicylic Acid; D013404:Suggestion; D014860:Warts / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*
D012459:Salicylates; D020156:Salicylic Acid