A pilot study of hypnosis in the treatment of patients with psoriasis

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 221-225

  Tausk, Francisco ^a   Whitmore, S Elizabeth ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatology; Hypnosis; Psoriasis; Psychodermatology; Psychosomatic; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PSORIASIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSORIASIS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0032994910     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000012336     Document Type: Article

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