Hypnotic treatment synergizes the psychological treatment of fibromyalgia: a pilot study.
In this pilot study, we compare the efficacy for fibromyalgia of multimodal cognitive behavioral treatments, with and without hypnosis, with that of a purely pharmacological approach, with a multiple baseline N = 1 design. We randomly assigned six hospital patients to the three experimental conditions. The results suggest that psychological treatment produces greater symptom benefits than the conventional medical treatment only, especially when hypnosis is added. We conclude that hypnosis may be a useful tool to help people with fibromyalgia manage their symptomatology.
Martínez-Valero
Consuelo
C
Centro de Aplicaciones Psicológicas, Valencia, Spain.
Castel
Antonio
A
Capafons
Antonio
A
Sala
José
J
Espejo
Begoña
B
Cardeña
Etzel
E
D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires