The treatment of parasomnias with hypnosis: A 5-year follow-up study

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 369-373

  Hauri, Peter J ^a,b   Silber, Michael H ^a   Boeve, Bradley F ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive therapies; Hypnosis; Long term follow up; Nightmares; Parasomnias

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL DREAMING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EXCESSIVE DREAMING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MALE; NIGHTMARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASOMNIA; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WALKING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 34250887017     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.26858     Document Type: Article

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