Review of the Efficacy of Clinical Hypnosis with Headaches and Migraines

@article{Hammond2007ReviewOT,
  title={Review of the Efficacy of Clinical Hypnosis with Headaches and Migraines},
  author={D. Corydon Hammond},
  journal={International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis},
  year={2007},
  volume={55},
  pages={207 - 219}
}
  • D. Hammond
  • Published 6 March 2007
  • Psychology, Medicine
  • International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
Abstract The 12-member National Institute of Health Technology Assessment Panel on Integration of Behavioral and Relaxation Approaches into the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Insomnia (1996) reviewed outcome studies on hypnosis with cancer pain and concluded that research evidence was strong and that other evidence suggested hypnosis may be effective with some chronic pain, including tension headaches. This paper provides an updated review of the literature on the effectiveness of hypnosis in… 
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