Open AccessCancer pain: Psychological management using hypnosis
Author(s) -
Barber Joseph,
Gitelson Jean
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/canjclin.30.3.130
Subject(s) - hypnosis , psychological pain , psychotherapist , pain relief , cancer pain , cancer , pain management , value (mathematics) , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , alternative medicine , physical therapy , computer science , surgery , pathology , machine learning
In the treatment of cancer, particularly when pain is a serious symptom, psychological support of a patient is important and can, in fact, facilitate ongoing oncologic treatment. Hypnosis represents a psychological technique of great potency for reducing pain, increasing patients' life-enhancing attitudes, and helping patients deal with death and separation. Ultimately, the value of hypnosis lies in enabling an individual to potentiate inner capacities for creating psychological quiescence and physical comfort. For a suffering cancer patient, relief that comes from within can provide a much-needed experience of personal efficacy and strength.