Abstract
Study Objectives: This study involves a replication and extension of a previous one reported by Hurwitz et al (1991) on the treatment of certain parasomnias with hypnosis. Methods: Thirty-six patients (17 females), mean age 32.7 years (range 6-71). Four were children aged 6 to 16. All had chronic, "functionally autonomous" (self-sustaining) parasomnias. All underwent 1 or 2 hypnotherapy sessions and were then followed by questionnaire for 5 years. Results: Of the 36 patients, 45.4% were symptom-free or at least much improved at the 1-month follow-up, 42.2% at the 18-month follow-up, and 40.5% at the 5-year follow-up. Conclusions: One or 2 sessions of hypnotherapy might be an efficient first-line therapy for patients with certain types of parasomnias.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 369-373 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 15 2007 |
Keywords
- Cognitive therapies
- Hypnosis
- Long-term follow-up
- Nightmares
- Parasomnias
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology