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Muhammad Hasbi1, Elmeida Effendy1
1Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.
Background:
Anxiety disorder is the most common emotional disorder in the United States. At least 0.9%-1.9% of adult individuals in the United States show one disorder of anxiety in one year. Anxiety disorder is often unknown and carried out therapy in primary care. Hypnotherapy is a penetration of the critical factors of the conscious mind, followed by the acceptance of a suggestion/idea or thought that causes changes in the behaviour of the mental-emotional order.
Case Report:
We got a case of anxiety disorder that could be cured with hypnotherapy treatment. A 45-year-old male from Batak tribe with complaints of feeling anxious and not cured because the sufferer always thinks his disease, inflammation of the stomach. Often, the anxiety arose when the patient felt weak, and the heart palpitated as he in dying condition.
Conclusion:
From this case, it can be found that patients who experience anxiety disorders (anxiety disorder) can recover without medical drugs but by using hypnotherapy.
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