Self-Hypnosis Training as an Adjunctive Treatment in the Management of Pain Associated with Sickle Cell Disease
- 1 October 1997
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
- Vol. 45 (4) , 417-432
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00207149708416141
Abstract
A cohort of patients with sickle cell disease, consisting of children, adolescents, and adults, who reported experiencing three or more episodes of vaso-occlusive pain the preceding year, were enrolled in a prospective two-period treatment protocol. Following a 4-month conventional treatment baseline phase, a supplemental cognitive-behavioralpain management program that centered on self-hypnosis was implemented over the next 18 months. Frequency of self-hypnosis groupKeywords
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