title: Hypnosis for the control of HIV/AIDS-related pain.
abstract: This intensive case study used an A-B time-series analysis design to examine whether 5 adult patients with various AIDS-related pain symptoms benefited from a hypnosis-based pain management approach. The 3 dependent variables in this study were: (a) self-ratings of the severity of pain, (b) self-ratings of the percentage of time spent in pain, and (c) amount of p.r.n. pain medication taken. Data were collected over a period of 12 weeks, including a 1-week baseline period and an 11-week treatment period. Autoregressive integrated moving-average (ARIMA) models were used to determine the effects of the hypnotic intervention over and above autoregressive components in the data. All 5 patients showed significant improvement on at least 1 of the 3 dependent variables as a result of the hypnotic intervention. Four of the 5 patients reported using significantly less pain medication during the treatment phase.
authors.affiliation: California School of Professional Psychology-Fresno, 93727-2014, USA.
authors.forename: Mark Christopher
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Langenfeld
authors.forename: Ennio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cipani
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Borckardt
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010166:Palliative Care