The efficacy of hypnotherapy in the treatment of psychosomatic disorders: Meta-analytical evidence

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-274

  Flammer, Erich ^a   Alladin, Assen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MEDICAL CARE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250211448     PISSN: 00207144     EISSN: 17445183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207140701338696     Document Type: Article

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