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Treating adolescent conversion disorders: are hypnotic techniques reusable?

¹University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. pbbloom@mail.med.upenn.edu

The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

|June 30, 2001

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Hypnosis can be an effective treatment for disabling conversion disorders in adolescents when other methods fail. This case study explores the reusable nature of hypnotic techniques in pediatric psychiatric care.

Area of Science:

Psychiatry
Clinical Psychology
Pediatric Medicine

Background:

Disabling conversion disorders in hospitalized adolescents require rapid functional restoration.
Standard treatment involves ruling out physical causes and exploring psychological resolutions.
Multidisciplinary teams must seek additional therapeutic approaches for severe cases.

Observation:

This clinical forum details the treatment of two adolescents (12-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy) with conversion disorders.
Hypnosis was employed as an additional therapeutic modality.
The study questions the reusability of hypnotic techniques across different patients and therapists.

Findings:

The author reports on their experience using hypnosis in these cases.

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The findings address the question of whether hypnotic techniques are consistently reusable.

The author shares renewed insights gained from these clinical encounters.

Implications:

Hypnosis may offer a viable alternative or adjunct treatment for conversion disorders in adolescents.
Further research into the generalizability and reusability of hypnotic interventions is warranted.
Clinicians should consider exploring diverse therapeutic tools, including hypnosis, for complex pediatric psychiatric conditions.