publication . Article . 2012

OA14.05. Hypnosis for hot flashes: results from a randomized clinical trial and future directions

Name: OA14.05. Hypnosis for hot flashes: results from a randomized clinical trial and future directions
Keywords: Other systems of medicine, RZ201-999, Complementary and alternative medicine, General Medicine, Oral Presentation

Gary R. Elkins; Aimee K. Johnson; William Fisher;

Open Access English

Published: 01 Jun 2012 Journal: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (issn: 1472-6882,

Publisher: BMC

Summary

Abstract

Purpose Hot flashes are a significant clinical problem for many women. Currently there are limited options to hormone replacement therapy as non-hormonal pharmacological agents are associated with only modest activity and many adverse side effects. Hypnosis is one mind-body therapy that seems particularly promising for treating hot flashes and was investigated in the present study. This study examined the efficacy of hypnosis in reducing both self-reported and physiologically determined hot flash frequency and severity among post-menopausal women.

doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-s1-o57

pmc: PMC3373468

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free text keywords: Other systems of medicine, RZ201-999, Complementary and alternative medicine, General Medicine, Oral Presentation, Internal medicine, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine, Hormone replacement, Daily diary, Randomized controlled trial, law.invention, law, Hypnosis, Adverse effect, Hot flash, medicine.symptom, Alternative medicine, Physical therapy, business.industry, business

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