Hypnosis for irritable bowel syndrome: The empirical evidence of therapeutic effects

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-20

  Whitehead, William E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; IRRITABLE COLON; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; EMPIRICISM; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME;

EID: 28844476807     PISSN: 00207144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207140500328708     Document Type: Review

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