Tim Brunson DCH

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Hypnotic treatment synergizes the psychological treatment of fibromyalgia: a pilot study.

Posted At : July 3, 2008 10:17 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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In this pilot study, we compare the efficacy for fibromyalgia of multimodal cognitive behavioral treatments, with and without hypnosis, with that of a purely pharmacological approach, with a multiple baseline N = 1 design. We randomly assigned six hospital patients to the three experimental conditions. The results suggest that psychological treatment produces greater symptom benefits than the conventional medical treatment only, especially when hypnosis is added. We conclude that hypnosis may be a useful tool to help people with fibromyalgia manage their symptomatology.

Am J Clin Hypn. 2008 Apr;50(4):311-21. Martínez-Valero C, Castel A, Capafons A, Sala J, Espejo B, Cardeña E. Centro de Aplicaciones Psicológicas, Valencia, Spain.

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