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Autogenic training and self-hypnosis in the control of tension headache
- Source :
- General Hospital Psychiatry. 14:408-415
- Publication Year :
- 1992
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 1992.
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Abstract
- This study compares autogenic training and training in multiple self-hypnosis strategies in a sample of 56 patients diagnosed as having chronic tension headache on the basis of medical evaluation by a neurologist. At posttreatment and follow-up, no differences between the two treatment regimens in the reduction of headache and psychological distress were observed. During treatment, patients reduced their headache activity and level of psychological distress significantly in contrast to the waiting-list period (p < 0.05). Follow-up measurements indicated that therapeutic improvement was maintained (p < 0.05). Short-term and long-term pain reduction was accompanied by an increase in perceived pain control (p < 0.003). Moreover, those patients who attributed the pain reduction obtained during therapy to their own efforts manifested long-term pain reduction (p < 0.003).
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Hypnosis
Tension headache
Autogenic training
Severity of Illness Index
Adaptation, Psychological
Severity of illness
Self-hypnosis
Humans
Medicine
Autogenic Training
Relaxation (psychology)
business.industry
Headache
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Psychiatry and Mental health
Distress
Treatment Outcome
Posttreatment Followup
Anesthesia
Chronic Disease
Physical therapy
Female
business
Stress, Psychological
Follow-Up Studies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01638343
- Volume :
- 14
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- General Hospital Psychiatry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f9edb2e917cdabcf57e5b2b715e3b7de