The Use of Hypnosis in Helping Cancer Patients Control Anxiety, Pain, and Emesis: A Review of Recent Empirical Studies

Genuis, Mark

doi:10.1080/00029157.1995.10403160

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“…One review found that hypnosis significantly reduces anxiety and pain experienced by patients with cancer [100]. Another review determined that there is moderate evidence to support the use of hypnosis for the treatment of acute and chronic pain conditions.…”

Section: Mind-body Medicinementioning

confidence: 95%

Cancer pain and anxiety

Thielking

2003

Current Science Inc

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Anxiety and pain can be understood with a multidimensional framework that accounts for somatic, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of these conditions. Patients who have cancer or treatment-related pain are more likely to be anxious than cancer patients without pain. Patients with cancer pain and anxiety cause difficult diagnostic dilemmas because some degree of anxiety is a normal response to having a severe medical illness. Furthermore, the somatic symptoms of anxiety often overlap with symptoms related to underlying disease processes or treatment effects. The degree of disruption in a patient's life often is the critical factor in distinguishing normal from maladaptive anxiety. Making an accurate diagnosis will help guide anxiety treatment and screening instruments can facilitate the recognition of those patients in need of further assessment. The relationship between pain and anxiety is complex and bidirectional, with interactions occurring on physiologic and psychologic levels. There are a variety of psychopharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, and complementary/alternative treatments available. A comprehensive approach to care includes these approaches in an individualized way. Terminal sedation is examined as a compassionate option for relieving intractable distress at the end of life.

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Section: Mind-body Medicinementioning

confidence: 95%

Cancer pain and anxiety

Thielking

2003

Current Science Inc

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“…85 Studies have demonstrated that hypnosis can be an effective means for some cancer patients to alleviate nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy. 86 Hypnotic effects are thought to occur through 3 primary mechanisms, muscle relaxation, perceptual alteration, and cognitive distraction. 87 Hence.…”

Section: Hypnosismentioning

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Potential role of mind-body therapies in cancer survivorship

Monti

Sufian

Peterson

2008

Cancer

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The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by cancer survivors is high, particularly among those with psychosocial distress, poor quality of life, culturally based health beliefs, and those who experience health disparities in the mainstream healthcare system. As the number of cancer survivors continues to increase, so does the diversity of the survivorship population, making it increasingly important to understand and address the CAM culture in different survivor groups. Given the known communication barriers between cancer patients and their physicians regarding CAM, it would be useful for oncology providers to have a platform from which to discuss CAM-related issues. It is proposed that mind-body therapies with some basis in evidence could provide such a platform and also serve as a possible means of connecting cancer survivors to psychosocial supportive services. This article reviews a few mind-body therapies that may have particular relevance to cancer survivors, such as hypnosis and meditation practices. A theoretical foundation by which such therapies provide benefit is presented, with particular emphasis on self-regulation.

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“…Il va de soi que, sur un plan pratique, les études de survie impliquent un suivi plus long des patients et les résultats ne se montrent que beaucoup plus tardivement, contrairement aux impacts sur l'humeur ou la qualité de vie qui peuvent se mesurer à chaque étape de la prise en charge. D'autres études ont porté sur une diminution des effets secondaires pendant les traitements (nausées, vomissements…) et aussi sur la douleur, entre autres grâce à l'hypnose (Wall, 1989 ;Jacknow, 1994 ;Genuis, 1995) avec des résultats favorables.…”

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Le cancer indépendant du psychisme: un manque d’interprétation créatrice?

Kwiatkowski

Dalle²,

Auvray

2005

Rev Francoph Psycho Oncologie

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La recherche des liens entre les facteurs psychosociologiques et le cancer, tant en ce qui concerne l'étiologie de cette maladie que sa prise en charge et son évolution, n'a pas pour l'instant permis d'obtenir de résultats franchement significatifs, et ce malgré l'importance des efforts fournis. Cet article passe en revue les principales conclusions, mais, contrairement aux avis sceptiques qui prévalent dans la littérature médicale, il vise à dégager les pistes qui restent à explorer et qui demeurent prometteuses. Parmi elles, des recherches épidémiologiques chez l'enfant sont nécessaires, relativement aux événements de vie propres à cette tranche d'âge et en utilisant une approche systémique. Outre la survie, le confort et la qualité de vie et certaines caractéris-tiques comme l'anxiété, la dépression et le coping, de nouveaux objectifs devraient être envisagés pour évaluer l'impact des psychothérapies sur le cancer, entre autres en étudiant les variations des marqueurs principaux de l'immunité, des rythmes circadiens biologiques, du sommeil ou du cycle activité/repos. Les thérapies de groupe semblent avoir un effet principalement en raison des informations (médicales ou autres) dont elles permettent la communication, mais leur efficacité reste discutée. De nouveaux types d'intervention psychosociale devraient donc être introduits dans les essais, en raison de leurs effets rapides, dont certains prouvés sur l'immunité : par exemple l'hypnose. La psychologie clinique semble aussi bien adaptée à ce type d'étude. Les enfants, sous réserve d'une éthique satisfaisante, paraissent une cible privilégiée pour les recherches à venir, mais les essais doivent continuer à inclure des patients de tous âges et, ce, quels que soient le stade et le type de leur maladie. Enfin, sur le plan purement statistique, les analyses multivariées ont tendance à évincer les facteurs psychologiques quand leur pathogénéicité provient de conduites à risque (tabagisme, alcoolisme…) qu'ils favorisent. Les conclusions attribuant la responsabilité des cancers à ces seuls derniers facteurs (tabac, alcool) sont alors erronées. Au minimum, il faut réaffecter au facteur psychologique le poids de son influence sur l'exposition au carcinogène. Abstract:The research of links between psychosocial factors and cancer, either concerning the risk factors of the disease or its management, has not yet produced obvious significant results, despite the great amount of invested efforts. This review reports the main conclusions, but, contrary to sceptical opinions that prevail in medical literature, it tries to clear unexplored and promising paths. Among them, epidemiological research with children appears necessary, concerning life events that are specific to this age while using a systemic approach. Besides survival, comfort and quality of life, and psychological characteristics such as anxiety, depression and coping, new goals should be considered to study the impact of psychotherapies on cancer. These include variations of main immunity markers, of circadian b...

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The Use of Hypnosis in Helping Cancer Patients Control Anxiety, Pain, and Emesis: A Review of Recent Empirical Studies

Cited by 57 publications

References 13 publications

Cancer pain and anxiety

Cancer pain and anxiety

Potential role of mind-body therapies in cancer survivorship

Le cancer indépendant du psychisme: un manque d’interprétation créatrice?

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