**6. Conclusion**

This chapter has reviewed the evidence and given the rationale for the assimilation of hypnotic techniques with CBT and has documented the effects of CH treatments in a number of different domains. There is a growing body of scientific literature attesting to the fact that hypnosis enhances CBT, and a plethora of research suggesting that combining CBT with hypnosis is effective for a variety of psychological, behavioural and medical disorders. It has been shown that the addition of hypnosis shortens the number of sessions required to effect beneficial, rapid change, which is long-lasting. One-dimensional procedures have their

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Elizabeth Brooker

University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

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limitations; however, a multi-modal approach integrating hypnosis and CBT offers an effective alternative. A weakness of CBT therapies is the number of sessions required and there appears to be a paucity of research in the general domain using comparative interventions of CBT with CH [9, 52, 63]. This needs to be addressed in future studies so that comparisons of symptom effects and number of therapy sessions required can be assessed. There is case formulation, including guidelines and protocols, in the domains of PTSD, the management of depression and in music performance anxiety. However, there appears to be little empirical research with case formulation pertaining to the use of CH for the treatment of diverse medical conditions or the management of anxiety per se. An assimilative integrative model that can be understood and undertaken by therapists in the field is required. This will increase and verify the credibility of CH and help both scientific researchers and clinical therapists have a greater understanding of this psychodynamic therapy.
