Medical hypnosis mitigates laboratory dyspnoea in healthy humans: a randomised, controlled experimental trial.
Capucine Morélot-PanziniCécile Arveiller-CarvalloIsabelle RivalsNicolas WattiezSophie LavaultAgnès BrionLaure SerresseChristian StrausMarie-Cécile NiératThomas SimilowskiPublished in: The European respiratory journal (2024)
Medical hypnosis was more effective than visual distraction at attenuating the sensory and affective dimensions of experimentally induced dyspnoea. This provides a strong rationale for clinical studies of hypnosis in persistent dyspnoea patients.