Hypnosis reduces children’s pain and anxiety

Hypnosis reduces children’s pain and anxiety

Some 80 pediatric patients took part in pilot project to test effect of hypnosis during stressful procedures. Even in a quick demonstration, Vicky Fortin, medical imaging technologist, was able to guide 9-year-old Koraly Lefrançois into a dreamlike state with...
Hypnosis for insomnia in school-age children

Hypnosis for insomnia in school-age children

This study assesses the effect of hypnosis for insomnia with school-age children, ranging from ages 7-17, dealing with stressors and medical conditions. The study included 84 children and adolescents with insomnia. All were instructed in self-hypnosis for treatment of...

Hypnotherapy for children

Children are often better candidates for hypnosis than adults, says one clinical psychologist, and the process can help resolve such problems as pain, anxiety, bed wetting, and asthma. Robert Shacter of New York’s Mount Sinai School of Medicine talked about...
ABC News: mom uses hypnosis as a parenting tool

ABC News: mom uses hypnosis as a parenting tool

Hypnosis is a clinical technique typically used to treat conditions like anxiety and pain but some say it could also help as a parenting tool. “Hypnosis and parenting is a natural solution,” Lisa Machenberg, a hypnotherapist and mother of three, told ABC News....

Hypnosis can help children

Children are often better candidates for hypnosis than adults, says one clinical psychologist, and the process can help resolve such problems as pain, anxiety, bed wetting, and asthma. Robert Shacter of New York’s Mount Sinai School of Medicine talked about...