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Original Articles

Hypnotic Treatment Synergizes the Psychological Treatment of Fibromyalgia: A Pilot Study

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Pages 311-321 | Published online: 21 Sep 2011
 

Abstract

In this pilot study, we compare the efficacy for fibromyalgia of multimodal cognitive behavioral treatments, with and without hypnosis, with that of a purely pharmacological approach, with a multiple baseline N = 1 design. We randomly assigned six hospital patients to the three experimental conditions. The results suggest that psychological treatment produces greater symptom benefits than the conventional medical treatment only, especially when hypnosis is added. We conclude that hypnosis may be a useful tool to help people with fibromyalgia manage their symptomatology.

Trattamenti ipnotici sinergici al trattamento psicologico della fibromialgia. Uno studio pilota

In questo studio pilota confrontiamo l'efficacia dei trattamenti multimodali cognitivi comportamentali con o senza ipnosi con un approccio puramente farmacologico per la fibromialgia con un modello a base multipla N= 1. Abbiamo sottoposto sei pazienti ospedalizzati, scelti a caso, alle tre condizioni sperimentali. I risultati indicano che il trattamento psicologico produce maggiori benefici sintomatici rispetto ai meri trattamenti medici convenzionali, specialmente quando si aggiunge l'ipnosi. Concludiamo che l'ipnosi può essere uno strumento utile per aiutare le persone con fibromialgia a gestire la loro sintomatologia.

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