Hypnosis Use on a Burn Unit

Abstract

Hypnosis was utilized with 20 severely-burned patienk on a modem burn unit. 14 were benefited in the control of pain, especially during dressing changes. Half of these were either somnambulists or were capable of enough depth to control pain posthypnotically. The other half were benefited during the state of hypnosis even though their level waa around 3 on a scale of 5. This second half of “succeed” found relief via a personalized recording when the author was not present. The 6 failures were, with one exception, under the age of 21. Morale, regression, and ward adjustment were improved by the presence of the author as both a psychiatrist and also a hypnotist.