Hypnotherapy+Treatment

=Treatment: Hypnotherapy=

The treatment most recommended for eating disorders and stimulant use is cognitive behavioural treatment. This therapy uses goal orientated strategies to solve any emotional dysfunction within an individual. Cognitive behavioural therapy has also been coupled with psychopharmacology in the treatment of eating disorders through the use of anticonvulsants and antidepressants. Although much research is dedicated to cognitive behavioural therapy researched is mixed in regards to hypnotherapy. A 2007 article entitled: “Efficacy of hypnotherapy in the treatment of eating disorders” (Barabasz, 2007), review literature that illustrates low validity due to its methodological limitations and interplay between the characteristics of patients and the hypnotherapists.

Rob Healey of Vancouver Hypnotherapy demonstrates that hypnosis is beneficial to the treatment of bulimia. He claims that hypnotherapy radically interrupts the binge purge cycle and encourages the client to have a balanced nutritional boost. The video link below illustrates this. Ultimately, the goal of hypnotherapy as treatment for bulimia nervosa is to reshape cognitive notions regarding food and body image. However, this process is highly limited. There is no inclusion of family support systems and no discussion of the disorders origin.

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