O CD Pense Leve de auto-hipnose foi elaborado após estudo da literatura científica sobre obesidade de hipnose. Diversos psicólogos e psiquiatras experientes, que utilizam a hipnoterapia como forma de tratamento, foram consultados para a elaboração do texto.

Abaixo seguem algumas referência da bibliografia científica.

Hypnosis as an adjunct to cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy for obesity: A meta-analytic reappraisal.

• http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?UID=1996-05271-011&FA=search.displayRecord
• I. Kirsch, G. Montgomery, and G. Sapirstein (1995) meta-analyzed 6 weight-loss studies comparing the efficacy of cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) alone to CBT plus hypnotherapy and concluded that “the addition of hypnosis substantially enhanced treatment outcome” ( p. 214) . Kirsch reported a mean effect size (expressed as d) of 1.96. After correcting several transcription and computational inaccuracies in the original meta-analysis, these 6 studies yield a smaller mean effect size (.26). Moreover, if 1 questionable study is removed from the analysis, the effect sizes become more homogeneous and the mean (.21) is no longer statistically significant. It is concluded that the addition of hypnosis to CBT for weight loss results in, at most, a small enhancement of treatment outcome. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)

Hypnosis in Contemporary Medicine

• http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/inside.asp?AID=888&UID=
• Hypnosis became popular as a treatment for medical conditions in the late 1700s when effective pharmaceutical and surgical treatment options were limited. To determine whether hypnosis has a role in contemporary medicine, relevant trials and a few case reports are reviewed. Despite substantial variation in techniques among the numerous reports, patients treated with hypnosis experienced substantial benefits for many different medical conditions. An expanded role for hypnosis and a larger study of techniques appear to be indicated.

Outros artigos:

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/386775
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=13331710&log$=activity
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=879060&log$=activity