Current psychological approaches to the management of chronic pain

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis,  Jan 2008  by Wickramasekera, Ian II

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Molton I.R., Graham C, Stoelb B.L., & Jensen, M.P. (2007). Current psychological approaches to the management of chronic pain. Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, 20(5), 485-489. This article provides a very good and brief overview to the latest and most important empirical findings which are supportive of utilizing hypnotic analgesia to help chronic pain patients.

The authors discuss many studies which demonstrate the effectiveness of training in self-hypnosis for helping the average patient gain temporary relief from chronic pain using hypnotic analgesia and related aspects of cognitive behavioral therapy. They also discuss how a substantial minority of patients appear to be able to significantly reduce their baseline experiences of pain using hypnosis. The article also discusses a number of other interesting topics like using hypnosis with juveniles. This article might be a very good review article to give an interested health professional who regularly works with chronic pain patients and who may not yet have training in using hypnosis and hypnotic analgesia. Address for reprints: Ivan R. Molton, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Box 356490, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195-6490. E-mail Address: imolton@u.washington.edu.

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