Clinical hypnosis in pain therapy and palliative care : a handbook of techniques for improving the patient's physical and psychological well-being [E-Book]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Consciousness in clinical hypnosis and mindfulness -- Pain and suffering : neurophysiological and behavioral assessment -- The relationship between clinical hypnosis and mindfulness : a new classification of modified states of consciousness -- Clinical hypnosis techniques in pain and palliative care -- Mindfulness and meditative states in spiritual care : types and techniques -- Clinical hypnosis, mindfulness, and music therapy -- Clinical hypnosis, mindfulness, and the language of metaphors -- Relaxation and hypnosis in pediatric patients : techniques -- Conclusion : quantum physics and modified states of consciousness : the mind beyond matter.

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Anesthetist and pain specialist, Maria Paola Brugnoli, brings together her experience, knowledge and emotional intelligence in this integrative work on clinical hypnosis and pain management. In it, she presents a new system approach to study the neurophysiological states of consciousness to improve the use of clinical hypnosis and mindfulness in pain therapy and palliative care. The book explores the fields of clinical hypnosis and mindfulness as applied to the therapy of suffering and various type of acute and chronic pain, and in dying patients. It is organized in order to show all scientifi.

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