Hypnosis and Self-Hypnosis in the Treatment of Psychogenic Dysphonia: A Case Report

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Abstract
Brief hypnotherapy, including the teaching of self-hypnosis was used to treat a 46-year-old woman who had suffered from a psychogenic dysphonia for three months. The patient was referred after 12 sessions of conventional voice therapy had failed to resolve the dysphonia. The hypnotic experience was used to induce relaxation at physical and emotional levels and to influence the patient's attitudes in a beneficial and therapeutic way. Self-hypnosis was taught within the first session. Notable improvement occurred within the first week and was maintained throughout 16 months follow-up. A brief discussion of the advantages of the use of self-hypnosis in such cases is included.

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