Hypnosis to manage anxiety and pain associated with colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening: Case studies and possible benefits

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 416-431

  Elkins, Gary ^a   White, Joseph ^b,c   Patel, Parita ^b,c   Marcus, Joel ^b,c   Perfect, Michelle M ^b,c   Montgomery, Guy H ^d  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEISURE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; SYNCOPE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748442654     PISSN: 00207144     EISSN: 17445183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207140600856780     Document Type: Article

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