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Hypnotherapy in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

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Hypnotherapy, a form of psychotherapy, has become an established and evidence-based treatment modality in pediatric gastroenterology. This chapter describes what gut-directed hypnotherapy is, gives an overview of the evidence for its use in pain-related gastrointestinal disorders, and the potential mode of action of hypnotherapy. Moreover, the use of hypnotherapy in functional nausea and other gastrointestinal diseases, either as a stand-alone therapy or in combination with other medical treatment, is discussed. Directions towards implementing hypnotherapy in clinical practice are provided and examples of how it is used may be discussed with patients.

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    A. M. Vlieger

  2. Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Marc A. Benninga

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Vlieger, A.M., Benninga, M.A. (2022). Hypnotherapy in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders. In: Faure, C., Thapar, N., Di Lorenzo, C. (eds) Pediatric Neurogastroenterology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15229-0_46

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