title: Weight loss for women: studies of smokers and nonsmokers using hypnosis and multicomponent treatments with and without overt aversion.
abstract: Study 1 compared overweight adult women smokers (n = 50) and nonsmokers (n = 50) in an hypnosis-based, weight-loss program. Smokers and nonsmokers achieved significant weight losses and decreases in Body Mass Index. Study 2 treated 100 women either in an hypnosis only (n = 50) or an overt aversion and hypnosis (n = 50) program. This multicomponent follow-up study replicated significant weight losses and declines in Body Mass Index. The overt aversion and hypnosis program yielded significantly lower posttreatment weights and a greater average number of pounds lost.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001348:Aversive Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss