Hypnotherapy Of Pain In Children With Cancer

Presents findings on the effects of hypnosis in reducing anxiety and pain in children with cancer and suggests that hypnotherapy offers real promise of pain relief without drugs.

List of contents

Foreword, Preface, Hypnosis, Cancer, and Pain, Hypnotherapy as Experienced by Older and Younger Patients, The Stanford Study: Relief of Pain and Anxiety during Bone Marrow Aspirations, Differential Responses to Hypnotherapy for Pain, Adapting Hypnosis to Specific Symptoms of Distress Connected with Cancer, Distraction Techniques in the Relief of Pain, Parents, Nurses, and Physicians: How They Help Patients Cope, Understanding Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy, The Growth of Hypnotic Ability: A Developmental Approach, Opportunities for Research, Appendix A, Appendix B, Reference, Index

About the author

Josephine R. Hilgard, Samuel LeBaron

Summary

Presents findings on the effects of hypnosis in reducing anxiety and pain in children with cancer and suggests that hypnotherapy offers real promise of pain relief without drugs.

Product details

• Authors: Fred H. Frankel, Josephine R. Hilgard, Hilgard Josephine R., Samuel LeBaron
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780865760745
• ISBN: 978-0-86576-074-5
• No. of pages: 260
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; MEDICAL / Pediatrics, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Psychology: states of consciousness, Pain & pain management, Oncology, Pain and pain management, Paediatric medicine, MEDICAL / Oncology / General, MEDICAL / Pain Management, Hypnosis, MEDICAL / Oncology / Pediatric