Hypnosis in the treatment of anxiety- and stress-related disorders

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 263-273

  Hammond, D Corydon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Hypnosis; Procedural anxiety; Self hypnosis; Stress management

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; METHOHEXITAL; MIDAZOLAM; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PETHIDINE; PROMETHAZINE;

ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; BURN; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ULCER; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; IRRITABLE COLON; LABOR PAIN; MENTAL STRESS; MIGRAINE; ORAL SURGERY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; SEDATION; SELF CARE; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SURGERY; TENSION HEADACHE; THERAPY EFFECT;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; SELF CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 76249115583     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ern.09.140     Document Type: Review

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