title: Pediatric emotional dysregulation and behavioral disruptiveness treated with hypnosis: a time-series design.
abstract: A case of pediatric oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) with concomitant emotional dysregulation and secondary behavioral disruptiveness was treated with hypnosis by means of the hypnotic hold, a method adapted by the authors. An A-B-A-B time-series design with multiple replications was employed to measure the relationship of the hypnotic treatment to the dependent measure: episodes of emotional dysregulation with accompanying behavioral disruptiveness. The findings indicated a statistically significant relationship between the degree of change from phase to phase and the treatment. Follow-up at 6 months indicated a significant reduction of the frequency of targeted episodes of emotional dysregulation and behavioral disruptiveness at home.
authors.affiliation: a Private Practice, Palm Beach Gardens , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iglesias
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iglesias
mesh_terms: D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D019958:Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002655:Child Custody; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods*; D007103:Immobilization / Q000523:psychology; D065186:Interrupted Time Series Analysis; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment