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Stefan J Friedrichsdorf1, Daniel P Kohen2
1Department of Pain Medicine, Palliative Care and Integrative Medicine, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA. stefan.friedrichsdorf@childrensMN.org.
Annals of Palliative Medicine
|September 5, 2017
Summary
Pediatric palliative care (PPC) can alleviate distressing symptoms in children with serious illnesses. Integrating hypnosis into PPC effectively reduces suffering and enhances quality of life for these children.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Palliative Care
- Integrative Medicine
- Pain Management
Background:
- Millions of children worldwide require pediatric palliative care (PPC) annually.
- Many children with serious illnesses suffer from unrelieved symptoms like pain and anxiety.
- Current PPC often involves multi-modal therapies, including integrative modalities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the integration of hypnosis into advanced pain and symptom management for children with serious illness.
- To exemplify the use of hypnosis in pediatric palliative care through case reports.
Main Methods:
- Review of current practices integrating hypnosis into pediatric palliative care.
- Presentation of three case reports of children with life-limiting conditions using hypnosis.
Main Results:
- Hypnosis effectively decreased distressing symptoms and suffering in pediatric patients.
- Case reports demonstrated successful symptom management through hypnosis.
- Hypnosis was shown to be an integral part of advanced symptom management.
Conclusions:
- Hypnosis is a valuable clinical modality for pediatric palliative care.
- It helps manage distressing symptoms, supports children facing loss, and enhances hope.
- Hypnosis enables children to live more fully until death.
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