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Interv Med Appl Sci. 2013 Sep;5(3):95-100. doi: 10.1556/IMAS.5.2013.3.1. Epub 2013 Sep 16.

Suggestive techniques connected to medical interventions.

Interventional medicine & applied science

Katalin Varga

Affiliations

  1. Department of Affective Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Hungary.

PMID: 24265898 PMCID: PMC3831809 DOI: 10.1556/IMAS.5.2013.3.1

Abstract

The paper introduces a series of articles where several detailed clinical examples will be presented on the effectiveness of using suggestive techniques in various fields of interventional medicine. The aim of this series is to raise the attention to the patients heightened openness to suggestions. By recognizing the unavoidable nature of suggestive effects on one hand we can eliminate unfavourable, negative suggestions and on the other hand go on and consciously apply positive, helpful variations. Research materials, reviews and case study will describe the way suggestions can reduce anxiety and stress connected to medical intervention, improve subjective well-being and cooperation, and increase efficiency by reducing treatment costs.

Keywords: critically ill; hypnosis; medical communication; suggestive techniques; trance state

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