CLINICAL HYPNOSIS IN PALLIATIVE CARE According to the American Psychological Association (APA)’s Division 30 of Psychological Hypnosis: “Hypnosis is a procedure during which a health professional or researcher suggests while treating someone that he or she experience changes in sensations, perceptions, thoughts, or behavior.” Cancer pain and chronic non malignant pain can have devastanting effects on patients’ quality of life. Clinical Hypnosis is a very important modality in the relief of pain and suffering in dying patients with the treatment of pain and other problems physical, phsycholgical and spiritual. Fear of pain in dying is still common. The hypnotic trance is a state of heightened awareness and focused concentration that can be used to manipulate the perception of pain and suffering.
Pathways of the Mind: Clinical Hypnosis Techniques for Pain and Suffering Relief in Palliative Care
Brugnoli, Maria Paola;SCHWEIGER, Vittorio;POLATI, Enrico
2013-01-01
Abstract
CLINICAL HYPNOSIS IN PALLIATIVE CARE According to the American Psychological Association (APA)’s Division 30 of Psychological Hypnosis: “Hypnosis is a procedure during which a health professional or researcher suggests while treating someone that he or she experience changes in sensations, perceptions, thoughts, or behavior.” Cancer pain and chronic non malignant pain can have devastanting effects on patients’ quality of life. Clinical Hypnosis is a very important modality in the relief of pain and suffering in dying patients with the treatment of pain and other problems physical, phsycholgical and spiritual. Fear of pain in dying is still common. The hypnotic trance is a state of heightened awareness and focused concentration that can be used to manipulate the perception of pain and suffering.
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