Clinical hypnosis with children: first steps toward empirical support.
A review of controlled studies on the efficacy of clinical hypnosis with children reveals promising findings, particularly for reduction of acute pain, chemotherapy-related distress, and enuresis. However, no child hypnosis interventions currently qualify as "efficacious" according to criteria for empirically supported therapies (EST). A major limitation of the existing literature relative to EST guidelines is the lack of treatment specification via a manual or its equivalent.
Milling
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Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269-1020, USA.
Costantino
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods*; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000628:therapy*; D059408:Pain Management; D011582:Psychological Theory; D002666:Psychology, Child; D016896:Treatment Outcome