The recognition and utilization of trance phenomena in clinical pediatrics can energize the practitioner and be therapeutically beneficial for the child. The aim of this paper is to characterize and promote the purposeful inclusion of trance and suggestion in the routine pediatric examination. This includes, but goes beyond, the child-oriented examination skills customarily associated with bein...

The wakefulness state of healthy subjects tends to be an early drowsy state because of the prolonged times required for electroencephalography (EEG) measurements. In such cases, clinicians should consider accurate diagnosis of the wakefulness state of the subjects in order to interpret EEG signals accurately. The aim of the present study was to quantitatively evaluate the wakefulness state (ear...

OBJECTIVE to identify and describe the meaning of the routine ultrasound scan to pregnant women. DESIGN a qualitative descriptive study using a grounded theory approach, with individual interviews to collect data. SETTING three antenatal clinics in a Swedish county of approximately 400,000 inhabitants. PARTICIPANTS voluntary samples of 10 pregnant Swedish women, 26-38 years of age, were i...