Hypnotizability does not predict outcome of behavioral treatment in pediatric headache.
Several adult studies suggest that recurrent headache patients who are highly hypnotizable benefit most from behavioral treatment. We examined the relationship between intrinsic patient factors and clinical outcome in 100 children and adolescents with recurrent headache who were enrolled in our behavioral treatment program. We found no correlation between age, sex, headache type, hypnotizability, and clinical outcome.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence