title: Effects of self-hypnosis training and cognitive restructuring on daily pain intensity and catastrophizing in individuals with multiple sclerosis and chronic pain.
abstract: Fifteen adults with multiple sclerosis were given 16 sessions of treatment for chronic pain that included 4 sessions each of 4 different treatment modules: (a) an education control intervention; (b) self-hypnosis training (HYP); (c) cognitive restructuring (CR); and (d) a combined hypnosis-cognitive restructuring intervention (CR-HYP). The findings supported the greater beneficial effects of HYP, relative to CR, on average pain intensity. The CR-HYP treatment appeared to have beneficial effects greater than the effects of CR and HYP alone. Future research examining the efficacy of an intervention that combines CR and HYP is warranted.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Seattle, USA. mjensen@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Mark P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Dawn M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ehde
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Gertz
authors.forename: Brenda L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Stoelb
authors.forename: Tiara M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Dillworth
authors.forename: Adam T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Hirsh
authors.forename: Ivan R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Molton
authors.forename: George H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Kraft
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001326:Autogenic Training / Q000379:methods*; D058443:Catastrophization / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013404:Suggestion