Effect of Mindful Hypnotherapy on Psychological Distress: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) January 13, 2026 Victor Julián Padilla, Vanessa Muñiz, Katherine Scheffrahn et al.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of five randomized controlled trials found that mindful hypnotherapy—an intervention combining hypnotic induction with mindfulness suggestions—produced large reductions in psychological distress (effect size 0.61) and stress (0.75), and a large increase in mindfulness (1.38) compared to waitlist and active control groups. The authors recommend future research on a wider range of clinical problems, use of active controls, measures of hypnotizability, and studies with diverse populations.