Hypnotherapy and Refractory Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Single Case Study

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-37

  Galovski, Tara E ^a   Blanchard, Edward B ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Autohypnosis; Imagery; Irritable bowel; Refractory

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGERY; IRRITABLE COLON; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STRESS; SYMPTOM;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUTOGENIC TRAINING; COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUGGESTION;

EID: 0036307980     PISSN: 00029157     EISSN: 21600562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2002.10403495     Document Type: Article

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