Depression
There is a lot of evidence that depression can be efficiently treated using approaches such at cognitive-behaviour therapy (Beck & Alford, 2009). Hypnosis is not a treatment in its own right but is is argued that it can be effectively incorporated with approaches such as CBT (cognitive hypnotherapy: Lynn, 2010) or psychodynamic therapy (hypnoanalysis). There is accumulating evidence that programmes incorporating hypnosis can be used to treat depression.
Alladin, A. (2009). Evidence-based cognitive hypnotherapy for depression. Contemporary Hypnosis, 26(4). 245-262.
Yapko, M. D. (2010). Hypnosis in the treatment of depression: An overdue approach for encouraging skillful mood management. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 58(2), 137-146.
Yapko, M. D. (2010). Hypnotically catalysing experiential learning across treatments for depression: Actions can speak louder than words. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 58(2), 186-201.
Loriedo, C., Torti, C. (2010). Systemic hypnosis with depressed individuals and their families. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 58(2), 222-246.
A number of books have been written which clinicians may find helpful when treating depression using hypnosis: