Journal article
Hypnosis for the Treatment of Burn Pain
Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, Vol.60(5), pp.713-717
10/1992
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/113274
PMID: 1383302
Abstract
The clinical utility of hypnosis for controlling pain during burn wound debridement was investigated. Thirty hospitalized burn patients and their nurses submitted visual analog scales (VAS) for pain during 2 consecutive daily wound debridements. On the Ist day, patients and nurses submitted baseline VAS ratings. Before the next day's wound debridement, Ss received hypnosis, attention and information, or no treatment. Only hypnotized Ss reported significant pain reductions relative to pretreatment baseline. This result was corroborated by nurse VAS ratings. Findings indicate that hypnosis is a viable adjunct treatment for burn pain. Theoretical and practical implications and future research directions are discussed.
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- Title
- Hypnosis for the Treatment of Burn Pain
- Creators
- David R Patterson - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of MedicineJohn J Everett - University of WashingtonG. Leonard Burns - Washington State UniversityJanet A Marvin - Department of Surgery and Department of Physiological Nursing, University of Washington School of Medicine
- Publication Details
- Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, Vol.60(5), pp.713-717
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Identifiers
- 99900547410201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article