TITLE:
Clinical Hypnosis in Reducing Chronic Insomnia Accompanied by Rumination
AUTHORS:
Minfeng Cheng, Jihui Yue, Hong Wang, Ling Li, Yanzhi Zeng, Xiaojuan Fang, Xueyi Li, Shenglin Wen
KEYWORDS:
Hypnosis, Insomnia, Rumination
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.5 No.9,
September
26,
2017
ABSTRACT: The effect of chronic insomnia carries along a physical and psychological state
of dysfunctionality felt by the individual. The purpose of the study was to investigate
the effects of hypnotherapeutic intervention applied in the case of
patients who present insomnia accompanied by rumination. We performed
the study of 42 patients who underwent the Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90)
for the psychiatric evaluation and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
for sleep quality at baseline, 1 month after the program and follow-up (2
months) after finalizing the program. Our findings revealed that hypnotherapeutic
intervention that involves relaxation and positive self-suggestion leads
to positive results among the patient who experience insomnia accompanied
by rumination.