Gupta Aarzoo, Sidana Ajeet
Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, India.
Indian J Psychol Med. 2020 Mar 9;42(2):193-197. doi: 10.4103/IJPSYM.IJPSYM_476_19. eCollection 2020 Mar-Apr.
Grief is one's reaction to any loss, and the coping mechanisms during grief either deplete or become maladaptive. One of the common ways to cope with grief is alcohol or substance intake. The course and resolution of grief vary depending upon many factors. Hypnotherapy has been useful and effective in addressing grief reactions as well as associated manifestation, such as sleep problems, depressive features, or post-traumatic stress disorder. It might be a good choice of treatment while dealing with patients having underlying issues or maladaptive coping mechanisms. This is a single case study design hypothesized to indicate maladaptive coping of increased alcohol consumption to deal with the death of a young son. The case had been treated as alcohol dependent syndrome with multiple hospitalizations without addressing underlying grief. The treatment approach was changed, and grief was addressed using hypnotherapy. Clinical hypnotherapy helped address grief and facilitated the index case to accept the loss. This resulted in minimizing hospitalizations, abstinence and improved day-to-day functioning along with the use of adaptive mechanisms to cope with the loss. Clinical hypnotherapy is an effective intervention to deal with underlying conflicts or issues that may not be addressed directly in a therapy setting.
悲伤是一个人对任何损失的反应，悲伤期间的应对机制要么会耗尽，要么会变得适应不良。应对悲伤的常见方式之一是饮酒或使用药物。悲伤的过程和解决方式因许多因素而异。催眠疗法在处理悲伤反应以及相关表现（如睡眠问题、抑郁特征或创伤后应激障碍）方面一直很有用且有效。在处理有潜在问题或适应不良应对机制的患者时，它可能是一个不错的治疗选择。这是一项单病例研究设计，旨在表明通过增加饮酒量来应对幼子死亡的适应不良应对方式。该病例曾被当作酒精依赖综合征治疗，多次住院，但未解决潜在的悲伤问题。治疗方法发生了改变，采用催眠疗法来处理悲伤情绪。临床催眠疗法有助于处理悲伤情绪，并促使该病例接受丧子之痛。这使得住院次数减少、戒酒，并改善了日常功能，同时使用适应性机制来应对损失。临床催眠疗法是一种有效的干预措施，可处理在治疗环境中可能无法直接解决的潜在冲突或问题。
