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Article: Just imagine: the power of hypnosis.(Behavioral Consult)
- Article from:
- Pediatric News
- Article date:
- December 1, 2008
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If you still put hypnosis in the category of bizarre, unscientific hocus pocus, you might be interested to know it's cited in 11,480 PubMed articles, including studies of its usefulness in pediatric procedural pain, migraine, burn care, cancer, asthma, abdominal pain, dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, and psychiatric disorders.
You might be even more surprised to learn that you've probably been practicing aspects of hypnosis in your office for years.
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