The Effect of Pregnancy on Hypnotizability

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-22

  Alexander, Beth ^a   Turnbull, Deborah ^a   Cyna, Allan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Childbirth; Creative Imagination Scale; Hypnotizability; Obstetric

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATIVE IMAGINATION SCALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; HYPNOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MALE; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CREATIVENESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; HYPNOSIS, ANESTHETIC; IMAGINATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY;

EID: 68549111023     PISSN: 00029157     EISSN: 21600562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2009.10401688     Document Type: Article

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