Hypnosis and relaxation with pain patients: Evidence for effectiveness

Seminars in Pain Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 67-78

  Kessler, Rodger S ^a   Patterson, David R ^b   Dane, Joseph ^c  

^a Berlin Fam Hlth Ctrl VT Med Ctr   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Hypnosis; Pain; Relaxation; Self efficacy; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; LORAZEPAM; PHENYLTOLOXAMINE CITRATE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARM DISEASE; ARTHRITIS; AUTOREGULATION; BIOFEEDBACK THERAPY; BREATHING EXERCISE; BURN; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST CONTROL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; LABOR PAIN; LIMB PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MASSAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIGRAINE; NAUSEA; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; TENSION HEADACHE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VOMITING;

EID: 15944361860     PISSN: 15375897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1537-5897(03)00019-3     Document Type: Article

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