Use of hypnosis in patients receiving hemodialysis for end stage renal disease.
Dialysis patients experience considerable psychologic stress, but practical issues impede delivery of psychiatric care. The authors describe five cases in which the use of hypnosis for symptom reduction provided the basis for beneficial psychiatric intervention.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy