German study provides more evidence: hypnosis safe and effective for IBS

One of the highlights of this German study was a strong effectiveness of medical hypnosis for Irritable Bowel Syndrome, among other applications. A key message conclusion from the study states:

Robust evidence (from meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials including at least 400 patients) of the efficacy of medical hypnosis exists for reduction of pain and emotional stress, duration of interventions, drug consumption during medical interventions, and reduction of irritable bowel symptoms.

You can read the article from news-medical.net below, and you can download the PDF report from the study itself for your professional library here:
The Efficacy, Safety and Applications of Medical Hypnosis
A Systematic Review of Meta-analyses
Winfried Häuser, Maria Hagl, Albrecht Schmierer, Ernil Hansen