title: The use of hypnosis in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
abstract: Hypnosis and hypnotic strategies has been used for over 30 years in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation by psychiatrists and psychologists to effectively intervene in and influence: the enhancement of the patient's attainment of rehabilitation goals; adjustment and grief reactions to disability and handicap; and pre-existing psychiatric conditions exacerbated by the disability or handicap. In this article I will focus on how hypnosis has been effectively utilized to enhance performance of functional ability, increase self-esteem, and potentiate brief psychotherapy for adjustment difficulties to injuries and disabilities through the use of case examples.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Service, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Appel
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology; D010810:Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine; D012046:Rehabilitation