The Effectiveness of Hypnotherapy on Reducing Anxiety and Aggression and Relaxation in the Elderly

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of hypnotherapy on reducing anxiety and aggression and relaxation in the elderly. In this experimental study, 18 elderly people in the Tehran city of Tehran were selected through purposeful sampling and in two experimental and control groups All members of the experimental and control group were asked to respond to the questionnaire before and after intervention. During the intervention period, the experimental group was subjected to cognitive hypnotherapy for 6 sessions and the control group did not undergo any specific treatment. Finally, the data were analyzed by covariance analysis using SPSS software. Analysis The statistical significance of the two groups in the post-test stage in terms of anxiety, aggression and relaxation variables was significant at the level of P <0.05. In other words, hypnotherapy significantly decreased aggression and anxiety in the elderly and increased the feeling of relaxation.