Long-term effects of hypnotherapy in patients with refractory irritable bowel syndrome

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 414-421

  Lindfors, Perjohan ^a,c,d   Unge, Peter ^f   Nyhlin, Henry ^e   Ljótsson, Brjánn ^g   Björnsson, Einar S ^a   Abrahamsson, Hasse ^a   Simrén, Magnus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Sabbatsberg Hospital   (Sweden)

^d GÄVLE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

hypnotherapy; IBS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; HYPNOTHERAPY; IRRITABLE COLON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858674100     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2012.658858     Document Type: Article

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