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The University of Washington School of Medicine found that hypnosis reduces analogue pain, and studies on the mechanisms of laboratory pain reduction have provided useful applications to clinical populations. Studies showing central nervous system activity during hypnotic procedures offer preliminary information concerning possible physiological mechanisms of hypnotic analgesia. Randomized controlled studies with clinical populations indicate that hypnosis has a reliable and significant impact on acute procedural pain and chronic pain conditions. Methodological issues of this body of research are discussed, as are methods to better integrate hypnosis into comprehensive pain treatment. Patterson DR, Jensen MP, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA 98104 Psychol Bull. 2003 Jul;129(4):495-521.

Other studies on generalized pain:

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  • Barberm J. Hypnosis and Suggestion in the Treatment of Pain. Norton; New York: 1996.
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  • Drum D. (1999) The Chronic Pain Management Sourcebook. New York: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books.
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  • Goossens ME, Vlaeyen JW, Hidding A, et al. Treatment expectancy affects the outcome of cognitive-behavioral interventions in chronic pain. Clin J Pain. 2005 Jan-Feb;21(1):18-26; discussion 69-72.
  • Jensen, MP, Patterson DR. Hypnotic treatment of chronic pain. Jour of Behav Med 2006; 29:95-124
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  • Jones, H, Cooper P et al. Treatment of non-cardiac chest pain: a controlled trial of hypnotherapy.Gut 2006;55:1403-8.
  • Kabat-Zinn J, Lipworth L., Burney R. The clinical use of mindfulness meditation for the self-regulation of chronic pain. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 1985 June; 8(2):163-90.
  • Kwekkeboom KL, Gretarsdottir E. Systematic review of relaxation interventions for pain. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2006;38(3):269-77.
  • Lewandowski WA. Patterning of pain and power with guided imagery. Nursing Science Quarterly. 2004 Jul; 17(3):233-41.
  • Lewandowski W, Good M, Draucker CB. Changes in the meaning of pain with the use of guided imagery. Pain Management in Nursing. 2005 Jun; 6 (2):58-67.
  • Linton SJ, Andersson T. Can chronic disability be prevented? A randomized trial of cognitive-behavior intervention and two forms of information for patients with spinal pain. Spine. 2002 Nov 1; 25(21): 2825-31.
  • Materson R. The stress-pain relationship. The Pain Practitioner. 1999 Winter 9(4).
  • Montgomery, DuHamel & Redd (2000).This meta-analysis examined the effectiveness of hypnosis in pain management. It compares studies that evaluated hypnotic pain reduction in healthy volunteers vs. those using patient samples, looks at the relationship between hypnoanalgesic effects and participants’ hypnotic suggestibility, and determines the effectiveness of hypnotic suggestion for pain relief relative to other nonhypnotic psychological interventions. Examination of 18 studies revealed a moderate to large hypnoanalgesic effect, supporting the efficacy of hypnotic techniques for pain management. The results also indicated that hypnotic suggestion was equally effective in reducing both clinical and experimental pain.
  • Moseley GL. Graded motor imagery is effective for long-standing complex regional pain syndrome: a randomised controlled trial. Pain. 2004 Mar;108(1-2):192-8.
  • Turner JA, Ersek M, Kemp C. Self-efficacy for managing pain is associated with disability, depression, and pain coping among retirement community residents with chronic pain. J Pain. 2005 Jul;6(7):471-9.
  • Yung Chung O, Bruehl SP. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2003 Nov;5(6):499-511.