Clinical hypnosis with children: First steps toward empirical support

@article{Milling2000ClinicalHW,
  title={Clinical hypnosis with children: First steps toward empirical support},
  author={Leonard S. Milling and Christine A. Costantino},
  journal={International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis},
  year={2000},
  volume={48},
  pages={113 - 137}
}
Abstract A review of controlled studies on the efficacy of clinical hypnosis with children reveals promising findings, particularly for reduction of acute pain, chemotherapy-related distress, and enuresis. However, no child hypnosis interventions currently qualify as “efficacious” according to criteria for empirically supported therapies (EST). A major limitation of the existing literature relative to EST guidelines is the lack of treatment specification via a manual or its equivalent. 
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