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Evidence-based hypnotherapy for asthma: a critical review
1Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. danbrown1@rcn.com
Summary
Hypnosis may help manage asthma symptoms and emotional triggers. While possibly effective for airway obstruction, more research is needed to confirm its impact on inflammation.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonology
- Psychosomatic Medicine
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Background:
- Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition marked by airway obstruction and hyper-responsiveness.
- Acute exacerbations are common and can be influenced by emotional states.
- Current treatments focus on managing inflammation and bronchoconstriction.
Purpose of the Study:
- To critically review the evidence on the efficacy of hypnosis for asthma management.
- To evaluate hypnosis's impact on asthma symptom severity, behaviors, and physiological markers.
- To identify areas for future research in hypnosis for asthma.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of controlled outcome studies on hypnosis for asthma.
- Analysis of evidence regarding symptom severity, illness behaviors, emotional states, airway obstruction, and hyper-responsiveness.
- Assessment of evidence for hypnosis's effect on asthma-related inflammation.
Main Results:
- Hypnosis is possibly efficacious for reducing asthma symptom severity and illness-related behaviors.
- Hypnosis is efficacious in managing emotional states that worsen airway obstruction.
- Hypnosis may possibly decrease airway obstruction and stabilize hyper-responsiveness in some individuals, but evidence for reducing inflammation is insufficient.
Conclusions:
- Hypnosis shows potential as an adjunctive therapy for asthma, particularly for symptom and emotional management.
- Further high-quality research with larger samples and refined methodologies is required to confirm efficacy, especially concerning airway inflammation.
- The specific application and techniques of hypnosis are critical factors for its effectiveness in asthma treatment.
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