title: Attending to suggestion and trance in the pediatric history and physical examination: a case study.
abstract: Obtaining complete information lies at the heart of accurate diagnosis in all healthcare fields. Extracting information is a time-honored purpose of the history and physical examination. Practitioners may not be aware that these functions also provide opportunities to impart positive verbal and nonverbal suggestions. Paying attention to language promotes patient self-mastery and helps forge a therapeutic alliance for successful outcomes. Principles taught in hypnosis workshops can also help the practitioner avoid negative, undermining suggestions that could diminish diagnostic and therapeutic effectiveness.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Suggestions, Berkeley, CA 94707, USA. dr.berberich@pediatricsuggestions.net
authors.forename: F Ralph
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Berberich
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008487:Medical History Taking; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010808:Physical Examination; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D013404:Suggestion