title: Medical hypnotherapy for pain management.
abstract: Questions from patients about pain conditions and analgesic pharmacotherapy and responses from authors are presented to help educate patients and make them more effective self-advocates. Hypnotherapy, its uses and process, and certification and training of hypnotherapy professionals are addressed.
authors.forename: Yvette
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Colón
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Avnet
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*
keywords: complementary; hypnotherapy; medical hypnosis; mind-body intervention