ABSTRACT
A growing body of clinical and research data attests to the effectiveness of hypnotherapy in pediatric medicine (Anbar, 2007; Anbar & Hall, 2004; Barnes & Kohen, 2006; Bothe & Olness, 2007a,b; Jones, Culbert, & Kohen, 2009; Kohen, 2010a; Kohen & Ondich, 2004; Kohen & Zajac, 2007; Sugarman, 2007; Wester & Sugarman, 2007). In many instances, children can utilize their self-regulatory talents adjunctively to reduce or eliminate disease symptoms such as nausea or pain. Although hypnotherapy may sometimes be a preferred primary therapeutic modality in certain conditions such as migraine or enuresis, currently it is more often a useful adjunct in modulating and moderating symptoms and effects of a wide variety of problems. As we develop more precision in making recommendations regarding self-hypnosis strategies, including timing, and as we learn more about the neurophysiologic correlates of the hypnotic experience (Raz, Keller, Norman, & Senechal, 2007), we may document the fact that specific disease processes may be altered or even eliminated.
