Publication Bias in Hypnosis Research
How publication bias affects the hypnosis evidence base, what methods exist to detect it, and why the field may overestimate the effectiveness of hypnosis.
Meta analysis
6 articles
What Is a Systematic Review?
What systematic reviews and meta-analyses are, how they work, what makes one trustworthy, and how to read them in hypnosis research.
Hypnosis Combined with CBT: What the Evidence Shows
What the evidence shows about combining hypnosis with CBT, what the Kirsch meta-analysis found and why the question is harder to answer than it looks.
Hypnosis for Chronic Pain: What the Evidence Supports
What randomized trials and meta-analyses show about hypnosis for chronic pain, how large the effects are, and what remains uncertain.
Hypnosis for Weight Loss: What Studies Find
What randomized trials and meta-analyses show about hypnosis for weight loss, why the often-cited 1996 meta-analysis is weaker than it appears, and what gaps remain.
Hypnosis in Surgery and Medical Procedures: What Trials Show
What a meta-analysis of 50 surgical trials shows about hypnosis for procedural pain, anxiety and recovery, and why prediction intervals matter.