Hypnotisør hjælper teenagere af med hjælpeløshed og nervøsitet

Ved at lære selvhypnose kan teenagere slippe for nervøsitet

BBC news fortæller den 4 januar 2007 om et studie som blev foretaget af Hampshire Hypnoterapi center. Studiet som er et mindre studie med 10 elever fra 11-16 havde til formål at hjælpe dem af med nervøsitet og følelsen af hjælpeløshed. Resultaterne blev præsenteret på Britisk psykologisk selskabs (afdelingen for børnepsykologi) årlige konference.

Hvad er effekten?

Effekten af hypnoterapi blev målt til at være større end ved bare almindelig afslapning.

Hvordan foregik det?

Teenagerne blev interviewet sammen med deres forældre hvor de skulle finde ud hvilke mål og ønsker de havde. Derefter lærte de selvhypnose til at påvirke sig selv i den retning de ønskede.

Resultaterne

Senior cand. pæd psyk David Byron forklarer at hypnoterapi kan bruges til at påvirke behandlingsprocessen og kan derfor bruges som et godt supplement til psykologisk behandling. “Det ser ud til at hypnoterapi giver eleverne styrke til at ændre deres eget liv og det er ikke mig der gør det, men dem selv.” Byron forklarer til sidst at resultaterne er meget interessante og at han efterlyser flere randomiserede førsøg på dette område.

Citat fra artiklen

Hypnosis may help anxious teens Anxiety in teenagers can lead to emotional behavioural problems Self hypnosis could be useful in aiding treatment for children suffering from anxiety, research has suggested. A small study found that hypnotherapy helped psychological treatment in reducing anxiety and feelings of helplessness in students. The effects of hypnotherapy were found to be greater than those of more traditional relaxation techniques. The research, conducted at Hampshire Hypnotherapy Centre, was revealed to the British Psychological Society. David Byron, a senior specialist educational psychologist for Hampshire County Council studied 10 pupils, aged 11 to 16, being treated at the centre for emotional behavioural difficulties related to anxiety. The students received psychological treatment in sessions with their parents during which they set things they wanted to change about their lives. They were then taught how to self-hypnotise and work towards these targets. Mr Byron said the hypnotherapy acted as a useful vehicle for the psychological treatment, and he found it produced greater effects than were seen in students using more traditional relaxation techniques. He said hypnotherapy could be used to influence the treatment process and could be used by psychologists as “an adjunct” to their professional training. He said: “It seems to empower the students to change their lives and it’s not me doing it, it’s them.” Mr Byron said hypnotherapy could also be useful to help with a number of other treatments, and that he would like to see the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services nationwide employing people to offer a hypnotherapy service to patients. He said: “There is no doubt it has a tremendous amount to offer.” Anxiety common Ian Goodyer, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge said anxiety is a significant problem in children aged 11-15. He said: “Children may have symptoms such as panic attacks, they may show avoidance behaviours, or they may have sensitivity and worry about what other people may be thinking about them.” He said standard treatments included educating them about their anxiety, and methods such as cognitive behavioural therapy. He said hypnotherapy had been used widely as a relaxation technique to reduce anxiety, and the idea that it could aid other psychological treatments was “interesting”, but he called for more research into the area. He said: “It is an interesting thought that now requires proper randomised controlled trials.”

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