title: [Determinants of success in the treatment of smokers with the Hermano therapy (author's transl)].
abstract: In 1973, 532 persons desiring to quit smoking and seeking the Hermano therapy of chirothesia were questioned prior to the ritual treatment session. Typical smoking behavior, social background, and personality tests were documented. At intervals of 4 months, 1 year, and 5 years after treatment the group was examined with a follow-up questionnaire. In two earlier studies Gmür evaluated the results of this treatment after 1 year and analyzed in detail the various factors which influence these results. The present paper investigates the determinations for success with a follow-up study 5 years after treatment. The analysis show that the treatment was seldom successful for persons with an accentuated addiction-like smoking behavior. There were no findings proving a correlation between personality pattern and/or sociodemographic data and treatment success. No criteria was found to suggest indications for the successful application of the Hermano therapy.
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008602:Mental Healing; D010551:Personality; D012008:Recurrence; D012907:Smoking
vernacular_title: Erfolgsdeterminanten bei der Behandlung von Rauchern durch den Handaufleger Hermano.