title: Hypnotic intervention in a 7-year-old thumbsucker: a case study.
abstract: Thumbsucking is a common habit among younger children. Usually, the child outgrows this habit by age 6. When a child over the age of 6 continues to suck his or her thumb, it can be a cause of potential harm due to peer pressure, ridicule, and shunning. It can also lead to malocclusions requiring eventual orthodontic interventions. In this case study, the author demonstrates a hypnotic intervention in a 7-year-old girl. Validation of her habit and imaging a role model sucking her thumb were employed in trance. Using this approach, the child was able to end her dependence on thumbsucking in 1 session.
authors.affiliation: Dental Hypnosis Center of New Jersey, 1020 Littleton Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054, USA. dr@graysondds.com
authors.forename: David N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Grayson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005386:Fingersucking / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods*; D007092:Imagination; D012928:Social Desirability; D013404:Suggestion