MAY 2003, VOLUME 31, NUMBER 1, Abstract 2
Using Hypnosis in the Paediatric Oncology Setting
Christina Liossi, University of Wales
Despite the fact that research on clinical hypnosis with children is still in an early stage of development and the child hypnosis literature is predominantly comprised of anecdotal case histories and uncontrolled research studies, one of the best documented uses of hypnosis is in the treatment of children with cancer. Hypnosis has established a successful record in the paediatric oncology setting mainly in the management of chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting and procedure-related pain where it has achieved status as an empirically supported intervention. This paper summarises the current literature and the author’s clinical experience of the efficacy and usefulness of hypnosis in the paediatric oncology setting.