Using hypnosis to facilitate resolution of psychogenic excoriations in acne excoriée.
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Hypnotic suggestion successfully alleviated the behavioral picking aspect of acne excoriée des juenes filles in a pregnant woman who had been picking at the acne lesions on her face for 15 years. Acne excoriée is a subset of psychogenic or neurotic excoriation. Conventional topical antibiotic treatment was used to treat the acne. Compared with other treatments for uncomplicated acne excoriée, hypnosis is relatively brief and cost-effective and is non-toxic in pregnancy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The American journal of clinical hypnosis
دوره 46 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004