A meta-analysis published in a recent special issue of the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, for example, found that hypnotic suggestions relieved the pain of75 percent of933 subjects participating in27 different experiments.

• 举例来说，一项发表于最近的《国际临床及实验催眠期刊》特刊上的综合分析发现，在27项个别研究的933位病患中，催眠减缓了75%25患的疼痛。