HYPNOTHERAPY AS A TREATMENT FOR ENURESIS Journal Articles

abstract

• SUMMARYThe main objective of this study was to provide an adequately controlled experimental and clinical study to assess the efficacy of hypnotherapy in the treatment of nocturnal enuresis. Subjects were 48 nocturnal enuretic boys, aged 8–13 yr. Treatment consisted of six standardized sessions, one hourly session per subject per week. Results indicated that hypnotherapy was significantly effective over 6 months in decreasing nocturnal enuresis, compared with both pretreatment baseline enuresis frequency and no‐treatment controls. It also suggested that trance induction was not a necessary prerequisite for success. Comparison with other methods of treatment provided evidence that hypnotherapy was an effective alternative or adjunctive form of treatment for enuresis.

authors

• Van Der Spuy, Hermanus
• EDWARDS, SD
• SPUVY, HIJ VANDER

status

• published 

publication date

• January 1985

has subject area

• 1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
• 1701 Psychology (FoR)
• 1702 Cognitive Sciences (FoR)
• Adolescent (MeSH)
• Behavior Therapy (MeSH)
• Child (MeSH)
• Combined Modality Therapy (MeSH)
• Developmental & Child Psychology (Science Metrix)
• Enuresis (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Hypnosis (MeSH)
• Imipramine (MeSH)
• Male (MeSH)
• Psychotherapy (MeSH)
• Suggestion (MeSH)
• Time Factors (MeSH)

published in

• Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry  Journal

keywords

• Adolescent
• Behavior Therapy
• Child
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Enuresis
• Humans
• Hypnosis
• Imipramine
• Male
• Psychotherapy
• Suggestion
• Time Factors

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1985.tb01635.x

PubMed ID

• 3972929

start page

• 161

end page

• 170

volume

• 26

issue

• 1