Willemsen Ria, Vanderlinden Johan
Department of Dermatology, Academic Hospital UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2008 Jul;56(3):318-33. doi: 10.1080/00207140802041942.
Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease leading to loss of scalp hairs. The disease seems triggered by stress. Data on the possibility of using hypnotherapy in the treatment of AA are very limited. Twenty-eight patients with extensive AA, all refractory to previous conventional treatment, were treated with hypnosis at the Academic Hospital UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. This paper describes in detail the authors' hypnotherapeutic approach combining symptom-oriented suggestions with suggestions to improve self-esteem. Twelve out of 21 patients, including 4 with total loss of scalp hair, presented a significant hair growth. All patients presented a significant decrease in scores for anxiety and depression. Although the exact mechanism of hypnotic interventions has not been elucidated, the authors' results demonstrate that hypnotic interventions may ameliorate the clinical outcome of patients with AA and may improve their psychological well-being.
斑秃（AA）是一种导致头皮毛发脱落的自身免疫性疾病。该疾病似乎由压力引发。关于使用催眠疗法治疗斑秃可能性的数据非常有限。在比利时布鲁塞尔的UZ布鲁塞尔学术医院，对28例广泛性斑秃患者进行了催眠治疗，这些患者均对先前的传统治疗无效。本文详细描述了作者将以症状为导向的建议与提高自尊的建议相结合的催眠治疗方法。21例患者中有12例出现了显著的头发生长，其中包括4例头皮毛发完全脱落的患者。所有患者的焦虑和抑郁评分均显著降低。尽管催眠干预的确切机制尚未阐明，但作者的研究结果表明，催眠干预可能改善斑秃患者的临床结局，并可能改善他们的心理健康。
