title: A four-step hypnotherapy model for Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome.
abstract: Hypnotherapy may sometimes be helpful in ameliorating the behavioral characteristics of Tourette's Syndrome. This paper presents a case study of an adolescent male with Tourette's Syndrome who was referred by his physician for hypnotherapy for his disorder. A four-step treatment model involved progressive relaxation, finger-tip temperature feedback using a biotic finger band, Spiegel's eye-roll procedure, and imagery. The adolescent was in treatment for nine sessions, from October 1985 to March 1986, a period of 6 months. At the end of the nine sessions, his tics and vocalizations were minimal to nonexistent and he was discharged. A follow-up report 6 months later indicated that he had applied for the Air Force and had been accepted with no mention of Tourette's Syndrome as an issue during his Air Force examination.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Culbertson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods*; D007092:Imagination; D008297:Male; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*