TY - JOUR
T1 - Preferences for hypnotic imagery for hot-flash reduction
T2 - A brief communication
AU - Elkins, Gary
AU - Marcus, Joel
AU - Bunn, Jennifer
AU - Perfect, Michelle
AU - Palamara, Lynn
AU - Stearns, Vered
AU - Dove, Jacqueline
N1 - Funding Information:
1This paper was presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, August 7, 2009. This work was supported by grant No. 1R21 CA100594-01 from the National Cancer Institute and grant No. U01 AT004634-02 from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health awarded to the first author.
Copyright:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - The purpose of this brief report is to identify imagery preferences of women receiving hypnotherapy to alleviate hot flashes. As part of a larger study, 51 breast cancer survivors were asked to identify their own personal preferences for imagery for reducing hot flashes. Most of the participants identified personal imagery associated with coolness; none of the participants selected imagery for warmth or heat. The most widely used was imagery involving water associated with coolness (27.0%). It is recommended that clinicians using hypnosis for reduction of hot flashes attend to patients' preferences as specific imagery may moderate the effectiveness of hypnosis for hot flashes.
AB - The purpose of this brief report is to identify imagery preferences of women receiving hypnotherapy to alleviate hot flashes. As part of a larger study, 51 breast cancer survivors were asked to identify their own personal preferences for imagery for reducing hot flashes. Most of the participants identified personal imagery associated with coolness; none of the participants selected imagery for warmth or heat. The most widely used was imagery involving water associated with coolness (27.0%). It is recommended that clinicians using hypnosis for reduction of hot flashes attend to patients' preferences as specific imagery may moderate the effectiveness of hypnosis for hot flashes.
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U2 - 10.1080/00207141003761239
DO - 10.1080/00207141003761239
M3 - Article
C2 - 20509073
AN - SCOPUS:77952988965
VL - 58
SP - 345
EP - 349
JO - International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
JF - International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
SN - 0020-7144
IS - 3
ER -