[Hypnosis to fight against pain and anxiety in palliative care]

Didier Quintini; Claire Vitale; Michelle Gaide; Frédérique Surdej; Sébastien Salas

doi:10.1016/j.soin.2017.10.002

[Hypnosis to fight against pain and anxiety in palliative care]

Soins. 2017 Dec;62(821):11-15. doi: 10.1016/j.soin.2017.10.002.

[Article in French]

Authors

Didier Quintini¹, Claire Vitale², Michelle Gaide², Frédérique Surdej², Sébastien Salas²

Affiliations

¹ Service d'oncologie médicale et de soins palliatifs, Pôle 28 "Daccord" (digestif, anatomie pathologie, chirurgie, Cisih, oncologie, radiothérapie, dermatologie), CHU Timone, AP-HM, 264, rue St-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 5, France. Electronic address: didier.quintini@ap-hm.fr.
² Service d'oncologie médicale et de soins palliatifs, Pôle 28 "Daccord" (digestif, anatomie pathologie, chirurgie, Cisih, oncologie, radiothérapie, dermatologie), CHU Timone, AP-HM, 264, rue St-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 5, France.

PMID: 29221549
DOI: 10.1016/j.soin.2017.10.002

Abstract

In our society, hypnosis sometimes has a negative, distorted image. For several years now it has become more widespread in the healthcare field and its use has increased in caring for symptoms such as pain and anxiety. It can be of great help in palliative situations.

Keywords: anxiety; anxiété; douleur; hypnose; hypnosis; hypnosis practitioner nurse; infirmier hypnopraticien; pain; palliative care; soins palliatifs.

MeSH terms

Anxiety / therapy*
Humans
Hypnosis*
Pain Management / methods*
Palliative Care / methods*