The efficacy of hypnotherapy in the treatment of migraine
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The efficacy of hypnotherapy in the treatment of migraine

Mike Matthews GP and a member, British Society of Medical and Dental Hypnosis and the British Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis;
Steve Flatt Nurse consultant, Mental health in primary care in Liverpool, British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, British Psychological Society

The pain of migraine is notoriously difficult to manage. This article describes hypnotherapy as an effective intervention in a group of self-diagnosed migraine sufferers.

Nursing Standard. 14, 7, 33-36. doi: 10.7748/ns1999.11.14.7.33.c2704

Keywords :

Migraine - Hypnosis

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