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Clinical Trial
. 1988 Dec;81(12):701-4.
doi: 10.1177/014107688808101207.

Chronic asthma and improvement with relaxation induced by hypnotherapy

J B Morrison  1
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Clinical Trial

Chronic asthma and improvement with relaxation induced by hypnotherapy

J B Morrison. J R Soc Med. 1988 Dec.

Abstract

Sixteen chronic asthmatic patients inadequately controlled by drugs had, after one year of hypnotherapy, a fall in admissions from 44 in the year before starting therapy to 13 in the year after. Duration of stay was reduced for 13 patients by 249 days; prednisolone was withdrawn in 6, reduced in 8 and increased in none. Side effects of drugs were reduced. Although 62% reported improvement on a visual analogue scale, observations of air flow gave variable results.

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  • Chronic asthma and hypnotherapy.
    Higgs CM. Higgs CM. J R Soc Med. 1989 Jul;82(7):446. doi: 10.1177/014107688908200732. J R Soc Med. 1989. PMID: 2585433 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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