Hypnothechnology: Implication of technology in Hypnosis

Background and aims: Hypnosis often refers to a set of techniques that can be used to enhancepsychotherapeutic approaches and has broad clinical application (e.g. Anxiety, depression, andpain control). Although hypnosis has a long history of in-person facilitation, in this article wewant to review the current technologies that allow us to enhance the effectiveness of hypnotherapyand use hypnosis as a remote psychologic intervention.Method: The scientific databases, PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar, and Grey Literature Databaseswere searched with hypnosis and technology-related keywords: hypnosis and transcranialmagnetic stimulation, hypnosis and virtual reality, hypnosis app, hypnosis, and machine learning,etc.Results: Up-to-date studies investigates the importance of combining new technologic approachesfor enhancing the effectiveness of hypnotic interventions. The results show the application ofthree technologies including non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS), virtual reality (VR), mobileapps, and tele-psychotherapy platforms in hypnotherapy. In addition, Pre-registered data showsthe potential application of machine learning (ML) in detecting the depth of hypnotic trans andprediction of clinical outcomes in future sessions, but still, we have a lack of study in this area.Conclusion: We coin the term “hypnotechnology” to describe the combined use of technologyand hypnosis to enhance clinical interventions. The combination of hypnosis and new technologiescan create new insights and applications for hypnosis in both clinical and research fields.Although NIBS, VR, mobile apps, and tele-psychotherapy platforms have promising evidencein the enhancing clinical effectiveness of hypnosis there is a lack of study about the applicationof ML we will draw future directions in this field. In this article, we review current evidence fordifferent aspects and implications of hypnotechnology to suggest this for further studies.

کلیدواژه ها:

Hypnothecnology ، Hypnosis app ، Virtual Reality Hypnosis ، Hypnotherapy ، Telepsychology