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Group therapy and hypnosis reduce metastatic breast carcinoma pain

Spiegel, David, Bloom, Joan R.·1983·Psychosomatic Medicine
DOI 10.1097/00006842-198308000-00007
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The pain and mood disturbance of 54 women with metastatic carcinoma of the breast were studied over the course of one year. A random sample was offered weekly group therapy during the year, with or without self-hypnosis training directed toward enhancing their competence at mastering pain and stress related to cancer. Both treatment groups demonstrated significantly less self-rated pain sensation (t = 2.5 p less than 0.02) and suffering (t = 2.17, p less than 0.03) than the control sample. Those who were offered the self-hypnosis training as well as group therapy fared best in controlling the pain sensation (F = 3.1, p less than 0.05). Pain frequency and duration were not affected. Changes in pain measures were significantly correlated with changes in self-rated total mood disturbance on the Profile of Mood States and with its anxiety, depression, and fatigue subscales. Possible mechanisms for the effectiveness of these interventions are discussed.

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Authors
Spiegel, D., & Bloom, J. R.
Affiliations
Stanford Medicine (US)
ORCID
Spiegel, David
Venue
Psychosomatic Medicine
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
1983-08
Volume
45
Issue
4
Pages
333-339
ISSN
0033-3174 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1097/00006842-198308000-00007
OpenAlex
W1990401128
Cited by
451
References
23
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 15
FWCI
3.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychosomatic Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Opioid Use
Keywords
metastatic breast cancer, cancer pain, group therapy, self-hypnosis, pain coping, mood disturbance, anxiety, depression, fatigue, psychosocial interventions
MeSH terms
Affective Symptoms, Analgesics, Breast Neoplasms, Female, Humans, Hypnosis, Neoplasm Metastasis, Prospective Studies, Psychotherapy, Group, Random Allocation, Pain Management

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