title: Hypnosis in the emergency department.
abstract: Five cases are presented wherein hypnosis was used by the emergency physician either as the primary mode of treatment or as an adjuvant to standard medical care. Common hypnotic phenomena (eg, anesthesia, analgesia), as well as novel effects, are reported. The technique used for trance induction and utilization is briefly outlined, and criteria are set forth for the bedside recognition of hypnotic trance.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Scripps Memorial Hospital, Encinitas, CA.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Bierman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male