RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Hypnosis for treatment of pain in children
JF Canadian Family Physician
JO Can Fam Physician
FD The College of Family Physicians of Canada
SP 823
OP 825
VO 53
IS 5
A1 Alex L. Rogovik
A1 Ran D. Goldman
YR 2007
UL http://www.cfp.ca/content/53/5/823.abstract
AB QUESTION Many children suffer from chronic and painful illnesses. Hypnosis was found to be effective for analgesia in adults. Is it effective for managing pain in children?ANSWER Children can be easier to hypnotize than adults. Studies have shown clinical hypnosis and self-hypnosis to be effective as adjunct treatments for children in pain. Examples include painful medical procedures, such as bone marrow aspiration and lumbar puncture in pediatric cancer patients, postoperative pain and anxiety in children undergoing surgery, and chronic headache.