title: Hypnotherapy of a pain disorder: a clinical case study.
abstract: Hypnotherapy's effectiveness in improving and controlling chronic pain of various etiologies has been demonstrated by studies; the mechanism by which hypnosis does this is more complex than a simple induction of muscle relaxation. This study reveals, in addition to this mechanism, a deeper dimension of hypnotherapy from the vantage of a patient with a medical-surgical background, diagnosed with a pain disorder and major severe depressive disorder in addition to incurable painful symptoms, through treatment associated with hypnoanalysis. Following psychotherapy, which included some elements of cognitive-behavioral therapy, a complete remission of the anxious-depressive mood and the painful symptoms was achieved.
authors.affiliation: a C. F. General Hospital , Sibiu , Romania.
authors.forename: Henrieta Mihaela
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Artimon
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*