Hypnotic approaches for chronic pain management clinical implications of recent research findings

American Psychologist

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 167-177

  Jensen, Mark P ^a   Patterson, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Hypnosis; Hypnotic analgesia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AUTOGENIC TRAINING; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUGGESTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUTOGENIC TRAINING; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; HYPNOSIS, ANESTHETIC; PAIN MANAGEMENT; SUGGESTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84894040887     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035644     Document Type: Article

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