title: Clinical hypnosis for smoking cessation: preliminary results of a three-session intervention.
abstract: This study presents preliminary data regarding hypnosis treatment for smoking cessation in a clinical setting. An individualized, 3-session hypnosis treatment is described. Thirty smokers enrolled in an HMO were referred by their primary physician for treatment. Twenty-one patients returned after an initial consultation and received hypnosis for smoking cessation. At the end of treatment, 81% of those patients reported that they had stopped smoking, and 48% reported abstinence at 12 months posttreatment. Most patients (95%) were satisfied with the treatment they received. Recommendations for future research to empirically evaluate this hypnosis treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine, USA. gelkins@swmail.sw.org
authors.forename: Gary R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Elkins
authors.forename: M Hasan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rajab
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention