Grünenwald M
Centre multidisciplinaire de la douleur, Service de pharmacologie et toxicologie cliniques, HUG, Genève.
Rev Med Suisse. 2009 Jun 17;5(208):1380-2, 1384-5.
Hypnosis is a modified state of consciousness linking the conscious and the unconscious of a person. In the context of chronic pain, hypnosis enables to help controlling the intensity of the pain, managing the pain and the emotions accompanying it and to help the patient finding his own resources allowing him getting involved in his treatment.