NOVEMBER 1998, VOLUME 26, NUMBER 2, Abstract 4

HYPNOSIS USED IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE: A CASE STUDY

Mil McCormack, Psychologist

This paper describes the use of hypnosis in a case of Parkinson’s disease. Hypnosis was used as part of therapy to help the client not only control some symptoms of the disorder, but to help him reframe the nature of his illness and his reaction to it. In the short term, hypnosis appeared to be efficacious in halting the progression of the disorder.