title: The effectiveness of hypnosis in reducing pain and suffering among women with metastatic breast cancer and among women with temporomandibular disorder.
abstract: The authors describe two studies of special interest to clinicians and clinical researchers. Both are randomized controlled studies, exclusively focused on female patients. The first study tests whether a year-long weekly group intervention including hypnosis can reduce cancer pain among women with metastatic breast cancer. Findings suggest the intervention slowed the increase in reported pain over a 12-month period relative to controls. The second study examines the effect of hypnosis in women suffering from temporomandibular disorder (TMD), with a special focus on function as well as pain. Hypnosis reduced TMD pain as measured by a numerical-rating scale.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-0900, USA. mnash@utk.edu
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Nash
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tasso
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006991:Hypnosis, Anesthetic; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome