The effects of cognitive hypnosis therapy in the treatment of adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal title IPNOSI
Author/s Parisa Nameghi, Michele Modenese
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2024/2
Language Italian Pages 14 P. 24-37 File size 192 KB
DOI 10.3280/IPN2024-002002
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“Chain poisoning” is a mass psychogenic disease reported among high school girls in Iran, characterized by symptoms such as dizziness and nausea perceived by a noxious smell or taste, and the cause remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive hypnotherapy in reducing stress in Iranian female students suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to chain poisoning in schools. 22 female students in the age group (16-18) years suffering from post-traumatic stress, were selected using sampling method and were randomly divided into two experimental (11 people) and control (11 people) groups. In the post-test stage, a significant difference was observed between the perceived stress scores and PTSD symptoms of the two groups; hypnotherapy reduced the perceived stress and PTSD symptoms in female students who were poisoned in the experimental group (P=0.001). Conclusion: Cognitive hypnotherapy is effective in reducing perceived stress and PTSD symptoms in girls with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Keywords: post-traumatic stress disorder, cognitive hypnotherapy, perceived stress.

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Parisa Nameghi, Michele Modenese, Effetti della terapia con ipnosi cognitiva nel trattamento di adolescenti con disturbo post-traumatico da stress in "IPNOSI" 2/2024, pp 24-37, DOI: 10.3280/IPN2024-002002