In Portugal, 8% of Portuguese people suffer from Depression and 16.5% of Portuguese people suffer from Anxiety Disorders. Hypnosis, as an adjunct to psychotherapy, has shown significant results in minimizing various psychological disorders, namely mood disorders such as Depressive Disorder and Anxiety Disorders. Since the first meta-analysis carried out in 1995, these results have been consistent in clinical trials and successive meta-analyses. In this sense, intervention models that combine Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Hypnosis were developed and empirically validated, demonstrating a greater effect of effectiveness in the intervention compared to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy alone, with the results lasting longer and in less time. intervention. It is therefore important to raise awareness among health professionals about the greater benefit of combining Hypnosis with psychotherapeutic interventions.
Bibliographic references
Kirsch, I., & Montgomery, G. (1995). Hypnosis as an adjunct to cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy: A meta-analysis. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 63(2), 214. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.63.2.214
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Ribeiro, PR (2023). Hypnosis and Academia from an Iberian Perspective. In Hypnosis in Academia: Contemporary Challenges in Research, Healthcare and Education (pp. 125-142). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
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Lídia Serra
Lídia Serra is a clinical and health psychologist and neuropsychologist, with an international doctorate in Neuropsychology from the University of Salamanca, receiving the extraordinary doctorate award from the same university. He has an official master's degree in Neuropsychology from the University of Salamanca, a master's degree in Clinical and Health Psychology and a degree in Psychology from the University of Évora. She also has a postgraduate degree in Health Statistics from the Faculty of Sciences of Universidade Nova de Lisboa. She has worked in various intervention contexts as a psychologist, held management positions, namely coordinating the 1st cycle in Psychology at ISEIT – IP de Almada, was deputy director of the same institution, member of academic bodies and study cycle evaluation committees. She is an active member of the OPP, supervisor of professional internships and works in private practice. She is currently an Assistant Professor at UAL.
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Pedro Ribeiro
Psychologist, Specialist in Clinical and Health Psychology, Advanced Specialty in Psychotherapy.
Associate Member of the Portuguese Association of Behavioral, Cognitive and Integrative Therapies, Associate Member of the Portuguese Society of Emotionally Focused Therapy.
International Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Associate Member of the Society of Psychological Hypnosis, and Board Member of the Association for the Advancement of Applied and Experimental Hypnosis.
PhD student in Clinical Psychology at ISPA-Instituto Universitário, collaborator at Applied Psychology Research Center Capabilities & Inclusion (APPsyCI).