Table 5

Efficacy of hypnosis for patients with sleep onset delay n = 70


Reported time required for sleep onset


< 30 min.
30–59 min.
60–119 min.
> = 120 min.

Insomnia without associated diagnosis; n = 11




     Baseline
0%
18%
27%
55%
     After hypnosis
82%
9%
0%
9%
Associated with anxiety or ADD* only; n = 12




     Baseline
0%
25%
33%
42%
     After hypnosis
67%
25%
8%
0%
Associated with other diagnoses; n = 47




     Baseline
0%
26%
45%
28%
     After hypnosis
74%
15%
9%
2%

* Attention deficit disorder

Anbar and Slothower BMC Pediatrics 2006 6:23   doi:10.1186/1471-2431-6-23