Using hypnosis to facilitate resolution of psychogenic excoriations in acne excoriée.
Hypnotic suggestion successfully alleviated the behavioral picking aspect of acne excoriée des juenes filles in a pregnant woman who had been picking at the acne lesions on her face for 15 years. Acne excoriée is a subset of psychogenic or neurotic excoriation. Conventional topical antibiotic treatment was used to treat the acne. Compared with other treatments for uncomplicated acne excoriée, hypnosis is relatively brief and cost-effective and is non-toxic in pregnancy.
Shenefelt
Philip D
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Division of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, MDC 079, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33612, USA. pshenefe@hsc.usf.edu
D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006184:Habits; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*