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Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy: A Comprehensive Review of Therapeutic Impact, Neurobiological Mechanisms, and Evidence-Based Outcomes (2018–2026)

Luis Miguel Gallardo

Plain-language summary

An up-to-date evidence review of what hypnosis does clinically — trauma, anxiety, pain, depression, sleep — with the neurobiology behind it.

Abstract

A comprehensive 2018–2026 review of hypnosis and hypnotherapy — therapeutic impact, neurobiology and evidence-based outcomes across trauma, anxiety, pain, depression and sleep.

Research themes

  • Hypnotherapy
  • Neuroscience
  • Trauma
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Evidence Base

How to cite

APA

Luis Miguel Gallardo (2026). Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy: A Comprehensive Review of Therapeutic Impact, Neurobiological Mechanisms, and Evidence-Based Outcomes (2018–2026). Preprints.org.

BibTeX

@article{Gallardo2026_hypnosisandhypnotherapycomprehensivereview20182,
  author = {Luis Miguel Gallardo},
  title = {Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy: A Comprehensive Review of Therapeutic Impact, Neurobiological Mechanisms, and Evidence-Based Outcomes (2018–2026)},
  journal = {Preprints.org},
  year = {2026},
}