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Relationship of headache-associated stressors and hypnosis therapy outcome in children: a retrospective chart review
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American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis
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April 1, 2008
- Author:
- Anbar, Ran D; Zoughbi, George G
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Abstract
This study examined potential psychosocial stressors of 30 children with headaches (mean age, 15 years), and the role of insight generation in the outcome of hypnosis therapy. The mean duration of headache occurrence was 3 years. All of the patients were instructed in how to use hypnosis-induced relaxation and headache-related imagery to improve their symptoms. Thirty-seven percent reported their headaches were associated with fixed stressors, defined as caused by events over which patients had no control, while 63% reported variable stressors, defined as modifiable by the patients' actions. Four patients were lost to follow-up. Overall, 96% (25/26) reported a decrease in headache ...