Role of hypnotherapy (self-hypnosis) for the prevention of coronary artery disease in special relation with tobacco smoking

Bhatt, Janardan (1999) Role of hypnotherapy (self-hypnosis) for the prevention of coronary artery disease in special relation with tobacco smoking. Journal of Applied Basic Medical Sciences, 1 (1). pp. 12-16. ISSN ISSN 0972-4729

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Abstract

Coronary Artery Disease is a multifactorial disease. Tobacco smoking is a major independent risk factor for C. A.D. Tobacco smoking is prevailed among male sex, type-A personality and stress prone persons which are risk factor for C.A.D. Tobacco smoking interact synergistically with hypertension diabetes dyslipidemia etc, which are potent risk factor for C.A.D. So the overall risk of C.A.D. is increased many fold. The benefit of stopping the smoking are many. This can be taught during education programme at every level of education. The self hypnosis is an efficient, safe and harmless method to help to stop smoking. It can be given in adjuvant to other method. The success rate is usually in the range of 0 to 80% (Our 24 to 48 % success rate). Well motivated person, with good supports of family members and friends, the success rate can be further increased upto 80% in long term follow-up. In animal models and human angiographic proved Atherosclerosis C.A.D. lesions may regress to normal if the underlying risk factors like tobacco smoking is identified and modified by some methods like self hypnosis. Thus stopping the smoking by self hypnosis leads to reduction in risk of C.A.D. and within one year of stopping the smoking the risk is reduce to equal to non smoker. Thus hypnotherapy can play significant role in prevention of Coronary Artery Disease

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