The Effectiveness of Mindful Hypnotherapy on Depression, Self-Compassion, and Psychological Inflexibility in Females with Major Depressive Disorder: A Single-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial

The effectiveness of the novel intervention mindful hypnotherapy on depression, self-compassion, and psychological inflexibility in females with major depressive disorder was examined in a randomized, clinical trial. Thirty-four participants were randomly allocated into mindful hypnotherapy and wait...

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Published in:International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis 2023, Vol.71 (1), p.63-78
Main Authors: Khazraee, Hassan, Bakhtiari, Maryam, Kianimoghadam, Amir Sam, Ghorbanikhah, Elaheh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis of covariance
Clinical significance
Clinical trials
Compassion
Depression
Depression - psychology
Depressive Disorder, Major - therapy
Empathy
Female
Humans
Hypnosis
Hypnotherapy
major depressive disorder
Mental depression
mindful hypnotherapy
Mindfulness
psychological inflexibility
Self compassion
Single-Blind Method
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Summary:The effectiveness of the novel intervention mindful hypnotherapy on depression, self-compassion, and psychological inflexibility in females with major depressive disorder was examined in a randomized, clinical trial. Thirty-four participants were randomly allocated into mindful hypnotherapy and waitlist control groups. The intervention group was treated in 8 face-to-face, 60-minute weekly therapy sessions along with mindful hypnosis audio tapes to be used daily. The results of analysis of covariance indicated that there were significant differences between the mindful hypnotherapy and waitlist control groups after intervention and at 2-month follow-up (p
ISSN:0020-7144
1744-5183
DOI:10.1080/00207144.2022.2160257