Hypnosis for reduction of background pain and pain anxiety in men with burns: A blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled study

Jafarizadeh, Hossein; Lotfi, Mojgan; Ajoudani, Fardin; Kiani, Arezou; Alinejad, Vahid

doi:10.1016/j.burns.2017.06.001

Hypnosis for reduction of background pain and pain anxiety in men with burns: A blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled study

Introduction 'Background pain' and 'pain anxiety' are among the numerous problems of patients with burns. Non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions have been used to reduce background pain and pain anxiety. This study compared the effectiveness of hypnosis and 'neutral hypnosis' (as a…