In a 2004 research study on the potential for self-hypnosis a a means of relapse prevention with chronic drug/alcohol users, 261 US military veterans were admitted to Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs (SARRTPs). For those participants who repeatedly used self-hypnosis, from 3 to 5 times a week, reported at a 7-week follow-up the highest levels of self-esteem and serenity across the group, and who also experienced the least anger problems with impulse control, when compared to those participants in the minimal-practice and control groups. [1]
- Pekala RJ, Maurer R, Kumar VK, et al. Self-hypnosis relapse prevention training with chronic drug/alcohol users: effects on self-esteem, affect, and relapse. Am J Clin Hypn. 2004;46(4):281-97.
